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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

Nathan Were is an access to finance specialist

Farmers are aging, the new generation is dis-interested; who will grow our food?

By Nathan Were The rains are here, but young people are nowhere to be seen. Most of them have fled the villages to urban centers for casual jobs – relegating food production

September 10, 2020

Thought Leadership

Damalie Tibugwisa is a commercial law practitioner and is the founder and managing partner of M/s Tibugwisa and Co. Advocates.

LEGAL REVIEW: Revenue Authority Must Prove Fraud in Invoice Trading Cases: Kenya Tax Appeals Tribunal

By Damalie Tibugwisa Recently, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) rolled out the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) partly as a response to the invoice trading scheme which in the past gave

September 8, 2020

Thought Leadership

Phillip Karugaba is the Head of ENSafrica Advocates, Uganda. He believes there is need for more laws and more institutions to fight the degradation of the wetlands.

The protection of wetlands in Uganda: too little too late

By Phillip Karugaba During the 2019 Wetlands Day Celebrations, President Yoweri Museveni, in a speech delivered by Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda, cautioned Ugandans against degrading wetlands and forests and called for protection

September 8, 2020

Thought Leadership

Judy R. Kyanda, MRICS is a Chartered Surveyor and Managing Director of Knight Frank Uganda. She believes there will be multiple changes in terms of how we use and behave in the office, management style, team dynamics

The Workplace after Lockdown and During COVID-19: The Reality, The Questions, The Expectations

By Judy R. Kyanda We are now nearly 6 months into the Covid-19 pandemic and after Lockdown. What a roller coaster of a journey it has been, and it is not over

September 7, 2020

Thought Leadership

Q&A: Nevin Bradford’s plan to treat losses, restore profitability and heal shareholder dividends thirst at CiplaQCI

Give us an overview of CIPLAQCIL to date. How healthy is the business? The business is sound with excellent future prospects for growth and development. Its facility is one of the few WHO Good

September 2, 2020

CEO Perspectives·The Big Story

Nathan is an access to finance specialist

Covid-19 has exposed private sector investment opportunities in Agribusiness

By Nathan Were The Covid-19 pandemic has destroyed livelihoods and scattered millions of jobs around the world. The International Labor Organization estimates that nearly 1.6 billion people’s livelihoods are now threatened with

September 1, 2020

Thought Leadership

Santi Jiménez is a Business advisor helping Uganda and foreign business community to do business in Africa and Ibero-America.

Marketing Uganda, a New Perspective

By Santi Jiménez Uganda is usually marketed by Uganda Tourism (UTB) through its website and at some international exhibitions according to its budget. UTB primarily markets tourism activities especially wildlife and cultural

August 28, 2020

Thought Leadership

THE BUSINESS OF DEEJAYING: On the ones and twos with DJ KasBaby, probably, Uganda’s most sought-after Deejay

When did you decide to pursue a deejaying career & how did you get started? I was in my second year at my IT job in 2014 and I was getting a

August 28, 2020

CEO Perspectives·The Big Story

Has COVID-19 just unlocked digital transformation in agriculture?

By Nathan Were From input ordering to agro-extension services, distribution and sales, digital solutions have helped farmers across the continent to stay in agriculture despite the stringent lock-down measures to deal with

August 27, 2020

Thought Leadership

Q&A: Uganda’s Insurance Industry is very solid; to withstand Covid-19 shocks — Insurance Regulator’s Alhaj Kaddunabbi

Uganda’s insurance industry has grown quite significantly, nearly touching the UGX1 trillion in premiums mark in 2019- what are some of the key highlights of this growth? First of all, in general,

August 24, 2020

CEO Perspectives·The Big Story

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