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As part of our continuing series on #WomenFixing Uganda, she sat down with Muhereza Kyamutetera, the Executive Editor, CEO East Africa Magazine for a conversation on all things about making a difference in our community. You are a woman who wears so many hats. One can’t help but be fascinated with the many leadership roles and responsibilities on your shoulders over and above the daily hustles of survival. What inspires you to carry so much? Well, there are two sources of inspiration and that is my mother and a sense of gratitude. My mother is your typical African mother⏤ a…
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And he doesn’t just talk, he also puts money where his mouth is. His new Tanzanian outfit, Mwamba Lodge Tarangire Limited has gotten a 50-year lease to run the former Boundary Hill Lodge in Randilen, a community-owned and managed wildlife conservation area that offers safe space for wildlife on the edges of Tarangire National Park. The lodge is being remodelled, expanded and upgraded to a high-end lodge, due for opening this July. Great Lakes Adventures Ltd (different from the Ugandan-based Great Lakes Safaris), his travel company has also been licensed to operate in Tanzania. CEO East Africa’s Executive Editor, Muhereza…
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Congratulations upon what is your first full year results⏤ strong double-digit growth across all the major fundamentals. First of all, this was your first assignment as CEO; in a new market and working with new people⏤ looking back, in October 2022 when you took on the assignment, what were your fears and have they come to pass? When I confirmed that I was taking up this job, one of my friends sent me an article about my predecessor. They said I had really big shoes to fill. Indeed it was a great legacy. I had to figure out where to…
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As we gear up to this year’s International Women’s Day celebrations, Mr. Stephen Asiimwe, the CEO of Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) makes a case for supporting women entrepreneurs. He notes that supporting women is not a competition of men vs women but rather a thing of affirmative action in the business sense. He explained that PSFU is spearheading Women’s Businesses’ Growth through several projects including the annual PSFU Women’s Day Katale which is due from 15th to 17th March 2024 at Dam Waters Rugby Ground in Jinja. Decode for us the PSFU Katale Concept. What is it? Why is…
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Central to these discussions are Uganda’s plans to wean herself off from being over-dependent on private foreign companies in managing the electricity sub-sector. In this case, a post-Umeme/Eskom- concession management strategy has been developed that seeks to guide the Ministry of Energy on the way forward. The CEO East Africa Magazine’s Paul Murungi sat down with Ms Irene Pauline Batebe, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, in a wide-ranging interview that sought to explore Uganda’s electricity ambitions for the next 20 years. 20 years ago, the government leased out power concessions to Eskom and Umeme….
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TravelNeza’s CEO, Laura Kagame, has worked to ingrain the concept of travel for leisure into the marketplace that is the travel industry in Uganda. Passionate about travel and with an eye for a niche in an industry that she has been deeply grounded in. She’s shaken things up a little in this industry, what with the unusual name, and with a niche that increasingly has the attention of the mainstream market, so we undoubtedly had questions. What is the origin of the name TravelNeza? How long have you been in the tours and travel business? What is your speciality? TravelNeza is…
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How do you describe yourself? James Mulwana is a businessman, an entrepreneur and a farmer. I also love to describe myself as a person who is committed to growth and development; not only my own growth but also the growth of all people wherever they are. For most of my life, I have been trying to work with my colleagues to create a conducive environment for the private sector, because it is through the private sector that Uganda can grow a vibrant middle class in Uganda. A vibrant middle class means bigger demand and therefore bigger markets, more jobs and…
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Away from the law, Dr. Alan Shonubi is a distinguished business and opinion leader. He has either previously or is currently serving as the Chairman for Uganda Breweries Limited and the National Library of Uganda, as well as a Board Director for East African Breweries Limited, Golf Course Holdings, Uganda Baati Limited and AAR Health Services. He also serves as chairperson on the Board of Trustees for the Kampala School for the Physically Disabled, where his law firm provides legal advice, pro bono. He sat down with CEO East Africa Magazine’s Executive Editor, Muhereza Kyamutetera to tell his incredible story….
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When he came to Uganda, back in 2000, Sanjay Awasthi chose the latter- and he does it with zero importation of physical steel, unlike most of his peers and competitors. That is why he proudly identifies his company as a 100% indigenous steel maker and 100% Buy Uganda, Build Uganda (BUBU). In this interview with CEO East Africa’s Muhereza Kyamutetera, he narrates the 23-year story of Tembo Steels and the making of what in his words, is “Africa’s most diversified and integrated steel company”. For starters, tell us about yourself and your background. Why did you choose Uganda of all…
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Serving as Chief Finance Officer is the dream for most finance professionals; could you please share with us your journey to becoming Chief Finance and Value Management Officer (CFVO) at the country’s largest lender, Stanbic Bank? It has been a typical banker’s career journey. I started in 2002, as a teller, with the then, Barclays Uganda (now Absa Bank Uganda). Through the years, I have been intentional about self-improvement, growing both technical finance and soft skills such as communication, interpersonal relations, and many others. I first joined the finance department in 2006 as a financial reporting officer—this role was the…
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