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INTERVIEW: Meet Thomas Kamphuis (43), probably the youngest ever CEO of Nile Breweries- AB InBev’s US$250 million a year beer business in Uganda

It is now slightly over three years since AB InBev took over from SABMiller in Uganda. What has been happening? What has changed? How strong are you now as a business compared

January 17, 2020

by Muhereza Kyamutetera

PUTTING MONEY WHERE THE CUSTOMERS’ MOUTHS AND EARS ARE: How Airtel Uganda’s V.G Somasekhar is wrestling back Airtel’s leadership position; one mast and one SIM card at a time

First of all, let us start with a review of 2019. How would you summarise it in terms of the industry and for Airtel Uganda in particular? I think 2019 has been a year of investment? In 2019, Airtel invested

January 17, 2020

by Muhereza Kyamutetera

Doris Akol’s mission 2020/25: Increase taxpayer morale so they contribute UGX28.3 trillion by 2024/25. But what will it take?

I know that in October you completed about 5 years as a Commissioner General You had

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Rajiv Ruparelia comes of age, turns 30 years; talks about managing a $1 billion family empire and his plans to become East Africa’s largest cannabis exporter

At 30 years, you are probably one of few if not the only CEO of over

Jamil Senyonjo, Manager Taxpayer Literacy, Uganda revenue Authority

EFRIS is intended to ease the taxpayers’ way of doing business – URA’s Jamil Senyonjo

The Uganda Revenue Authority implemented the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) in July last year for what the taxman says all is intended to ease doing business. Jamil Senyonjo, Manager Taxpayer

May 25, 2021

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Maria Kiwanuka is now a member of Standard Chartered Bank Uganda board as an Independent Non- Executive Director

Standard Chartered Bank Uganda Appoints Former Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka as Independent Non-Executive Director

Standard Chartered Bank Uganda has announced the appointment of Maria Kiwanuka to its Board as an Independent Non- Executive Director. Kiwanuka is a senior economist with 14 years’ experience at the World

May 20, 2021

Company News·News & Analysis·The Big Story·Women In Leadership

Exciting Developments at the Ugandan Government’s Intellectual Property Directorate

By Dr. Anthony C.K. Kakooza On 14th of May 2021, the Uganda Registration and Services Bureau (URSB) which houses the Uganda Government Intellectual Property (I.P) Directorate marked a milestone through the launch

May 19, 2021

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Rosemary Kisembo, the new Executive Director of National Identification and Registrations Authority. Courtesy photo

Meet Rosemary Kisembo, the new NIRA Executive Director

On Friday last week, Rosemary Kisembo was appointed the new Executive Director of the National Identification and Registrations Authority (NIRA). She takes over from Judy Obitre Gama whose contract expired last year

May 18, 2021

Company News·Politics & Goverment·The Big Story·Women In Leadership

Nathan Were is a Financial Inclusion Specialist based in Nairobi, Kenya

We need to improve the image of agriculture to drive young people participation

By Nathan Were In the 90s and early 2000, if you ended up in an agricultural college after high school, society regarded you as a failure while it glorified those who ended

May 14, 2021

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LEFT-RIGHT: Phillip Karugaba, Head of ENSafrica Advocates, Uganda; Rachel Musoke, Partner, ENSafrica Advocates, Uganda and Sheila Pacuto, Senior Associate, ENSafrica Advocates, Uganda.

OPINION: Does a foreign lender to a Ugandan business require a licence from the Bank of Uganda?

By Phillip Karugaba, Rachel Musoke and Sheila Pacuto The Ugandan Court of Appeal, (in Diamond Trust Bank (Kenya)/Diamond Trust Bank (Uganda) vs Ham Enterprises Civil Appeal No, 262 of 2020), has set

May 12, 2021

Banking & Financial Services·Legal & Justice·Thought Leadership

OPINION: This is the implication of the May 5th Court of Appeal decision on the regulation of cross-border financial services

In 2020 the borrower, Ham Enterprises applied to the high court of Uganda for orders among others that the lending by Diamond Trust Bank Kenya (“DTBK”), a Kenyan bank to the borrower

May 12, 2021

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Joseph O. Okuja is Director | Team Lead, Tax & Regulatory Services at Libra Advocates and Consultants

Voluntary Tax Compliance

By Joseph O. Okuja What way forward…Voluntary tax compliance or Enforced compliance? I would say the options depend on whether, as a taxpayer, you fail to properly comply with obligations under the

May 10, 2021

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Society has let down young people, we are to blame for who they have become

By Nathan Were Every week, companies are publishing photos of young people whose careers have come to a sudden end and warning the public against dealing with them. The most recent one

May 10, 2021

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Rhonah Nuwakunda - Regional Regulatory Compliance Manager(Northern Region), MultiChoice Africa.

Businesses Must Strive to Comply Despite the Ever-changing Regulatory Landscape

By Rhonah Nuwakunda In most markets across the world now, regulatory compliance has become a major aspect of every business entity that intends to effectively and successfully operate over time. There is

May 8, 2021

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