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It has been announced that your time at Nation Media Group comes to an end at the end of December 2023. It has been quite a run. Do recap for us your time at Monitor Publications Limited. It’s been a significant journey in terms of what Monitor Publications was, and what Monitor Publications is, now. When I took over, we had just had a terrible year⏤2014. I think that was the worst year in many years. So from March 2015 when I joined, it was, really just about consolidating, putting systems in place, and focusing on the small things. The…
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20 years later, the firm has blossomed into one of Uganda’s most respected tax law firms, commanding more than 50% of all tax litigation in the country. The firm has also been recognised by rating agencies and peers⏤ domestically by the Uganda Law Society; regionally by the East Africa Law Society, and internationally by the IFLR1000, Chambers and Partners, the Global Law Experts and the ITR World Tax⏤ a comprehensive guide to the world’s leading tax firms. Birungyi, Barata & Associates was also named by CEO East Africa Magazine in its 2023 List of Top 25 Corporate and Commercial Law…
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Tell us about yourself and your career summary- especially the Bugembe that we don’t already know. The normal Andrew, not the MTN Andrew is a happily married man with two boys. I am an Arsenal F.C. supporter, so you know what that means with resilience. Am a Formula 1 Team Mercedes fan and recently during COVID, also picked up on golf. Career-wise, I just made 25 years at MTN, I joined MTN Uganda in 1998, at the time they were opening. It has been a great opportunity working in the telco industry, for the biggest telco on the continent and…
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First, tell us about the Centenary Foundation. What is it about and what does it stand for? The Centenary Foundation is one of the subsidiaries of the Centenary Group. It is the social development and sustainability arm of the Centenary Group. The Foundation is also the special purpose vehicle through which the Group ensures that social economic impact in the communities is realised, to complement the value-based business results. Centenary Foundation’s vision is a ‘safe and sustainable world where all citizens live a healthy, fulfilled life of self-reliance in dignity’. To achieve this ambition, the Foundation empowers men, women,…
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After serving two terms in office, Keith Kalyegira will this December step down. In this interview with CEO East Africa’s Muhereza Kyamutetera, he shares a variety of insights on his time at the capital markets authority, what needs to be done to accelerate the growth of capital markets and what is next after CMA. Let us start with a recap of the last 10 years at the helm of the Capital Markets Authority (CMAs); what would you say were your highs, lows, and key milestones/achievements? I think the main achievement that I’m proud of is the decision we made to…
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On 22nd December 2022, the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) approved the conditional offer by Centenary Group in consortium with the Archdiocese of Lilongwe to acquire MyBucks. On 6th March 2023, the RBM granted a full banking license to the Consortium under the new subsidiary, Centenary Bank Limited. The Bank was officially launched on 22nd March 2023. To lead the bank, the Group retained Mrs Zandile Shaba, the former Managing Director of MyBucks. Zandile is a veteran banker with a rich experience in Southern Africa. Between 1997 and 2010 she was Managing Director for BancABC in Mozambique, Zambia and then…
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In his role as CEO of Centenary Technology Services, he spearheads the company’s mission to “develop innovations that are pivotal and relevant, propelling entities toward expansive growth and enhanced operational excellence.” He also drives the subsidiary’s mission to achieve comprehensive digitisation across the Group’s corporate entities. To deliver this mission, Dr. Ssekakubo has assembled an A-team of like-minded technology experts and enthusiasts with over 90 combined years of experience. Peter Kahiigi, the CTO is a digital transformation expert with over 20 years of experience in the delivery of complex, secure, successful IT projects and enterprise risk management. He holds a …
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He has played a pivotal role in the seamless acquisition of Top Finance Bank by Salaam African Bank S.A, headquartered in Djibouti and subsequent transition into a fully-fledged Islamic financial institution and rebranded as Salaam Bank Limited. He also led the bank to obtain the first Islamic Banking License from the Bank of Uganda on September 8th, 2023. He holds over 13 years of executive leadership and operational expertise. He has undergone rigorous training at esteemed institutions such as the CEO Summit, Strathmore Business School, Busara Leadership Partners in South Africa, and the Rise School in Nairobi among others. I…
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We are now comfortably past H1 2023. Quickly take through an understanding of how the year has been. Have you been able to maintain 2022’s tempo? The year started sluggishly. It wasn’t easy. But by the time we finished the first six months, we were progressing quite well. Looking at the bottomline, we had achieved UGX165 billion, which is about UGX20 billion above budget and we’re hoping that we’ll be able to maintain that momentum. We expect to be, slightly above our budget for the year. By the end of June 2023, we had mobilised UGX4.6 trillion in deposits, again,…
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In this interview, Rytter Muzira, the Supervisor, Media Management at Uganda Revenue Authority, speaks to Robert Mutebi, the Commissioner of Information Technology and Innovation on the progress of this strategy and how it is shaping URA into a service organisation that puts the taxpayer first. What are the goals for the ICT department in URA and what are some of the steps you are taking to achieve them? As a department, we have three goals: to deliver services instantly, to include everyone in our services, and to ensure our systems are interoperable. One of the key factors for achieving these…
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