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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

Daudi Migereko, is the Chairman, Uganda Tourism Board (UTB)

TOURISM & COVID-19: This is the time for government and private sector to craft and implement a recovery master plan

In Uganda, Tourism has been the leading foreign exchange earner, accounting for US$ 1.6 billion. The sector has been contributing approximately 8% of the GDP and supports 667,600 jobs directly and 1.6

April 21, 2020

Thought Leadership

Onyango Owor is a partner at Onyango & Company Advocates

COVID-19 and Employment: What employers & business owners should know

By Onyango Owor It is no news that COVID-19 has rapidly spread across the world with the World Health Organization reporting more than 2 245 872 confirmed cases and 152 707 deaths

April 20, 2020

Thought Leadership

Evelyn Atim - InsurTech Lab Lead at The Innovation Village

OPINION: Are Ugandan insurers COVID-19 ready?

By Evelyn Atim The world has suddenly woken up to the fact that our greatest strength – our interconnectedness is currently working against us. As of 15th April 2020, the number of

April 16, 2020

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Phillip Karugaba (left) is the Head of Head of ENSafrica in Uganda, while Rehema Nakirya Ssemyalo (centre) and Tracy Kakongi (right) are Partner and Associate respectively.

Uganda: an assessment of Uganda’s legal response to the coronavirus (COVID-19)

By Phillip Karugaba, Rehema Nakirya Ssemyalo and Tracy Kakongi Ten years ago, Uganda’s National Disaster Preparedness and Management Policy predicted that “an influenza pandemic may occur when a new influenza virus appears

April 14, 2020

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David S. Kaggwa, FCIArb, a Senior Partner at Kaggwa & Kaggwa Advocates represented Mubende Parents School

LEGAL OPINION: Covid 19 and the Fidic Sub-clause 19 on Force Majeure in Construction Contracts

Uganda has not been spared by the adverse effects of the Covid 19 virus. The restrictions on travel and work took effect in March through April 2020. However, some construction companies from

April 13, 2020

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Uganda’s healthcare system, under the leadership of Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng (left) and colleagues and the technical wing under Dr. Diana Atwiine (right) and colleagues has done a tremendous job in managing the outbreak, thus far.

UGANDANS: Let’s be our brother/sister’s keeper!

KAMPALA – According to the Ministry of Health, today, Saturday, April 11, 2020, three people who have been completely healed of the Covid-19 disease in Uganda and will be discharged to return

April 11, 2020

The Big Story·Thought Leadership

Dr. Nahabwe Innocent, CEO at BlueCube Limited, incorporating Kagwirawo, Galaxy FM, Bluecube and Club Amnesia. He is also the Managing Director of Howwe.biz and ugziki.ug

How Covid-19 will change our way of life forever

A few years back, one wonderful lady Carol, who I didn’t know personally came out suffering from Cancer. People mobilised by my friend Muhereza Kyamutetera, came together and collected money to send

April 8, 2020

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Thomas Tayebwa is the Member of Parliament, Ruhinda North Constituency in the 10th Parliament

POST COVID-19: What Uganda needs is a pro-jobs and pro-poor interventions

Fellow Ugandans, I trust that we are all busy trying to stay safe and keeping our loved ones and businesses safe. I must thank our president and all the frontline government workers

April 8, 2020

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Kingdom Kampala Mall is a mixed-use building- a blend of light retail as well as 10 floors of office space.

Don’t kick a man that is already down; real estate sector appeals to Kasaija over 2020/21 proposed taxes

Meera Investments Limited, the real estate arm of the Ruparelia Group, has written to Hon. Matia Kasaija, the Finance Minister taking exception to a number of proposed tax amendments saying that should

April 7, 2020

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Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia and his Meera Investments have continued to defeat BoU severally in court.

Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia’s easy to understand thoughts about business and investment during and after Covid-19

By Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia We are entering into recession period globally and the exception is likely to be India and China with approximately 2% GDP growth in 2020 which is way below

April 7, 2020

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