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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

26-year-old CEO dreams of building a multi-billion business empire

Amid job scarcity, entrepreneurship is rising. Most young people fresh from university and armed with creative minds are heading straight into starting their businesses. In Uganda the startup segment is fast-growing, with

March 16, 2018

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Parliament okays more borrowing as govt seeks Shs460bn for new Nile bridge

Parliament has approved government borrowing of up to UGX459 billion from Japanese and European banks toward the completion of the new bridge across the River Nile. The other loan is meant

March 15, 2018

The Big Story·Thought Leadership

Insurance guru Kihuguru takes over as Citibank Group chair

Kihuguru, who cut his teeth in the trade as an insurance officer with Uganda Commercial Bank (defunct) between 1985 and 1990, is a guru who has ironed his collar in the insurance

March 14, 2018

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Vehicles inspection probe: Attorney General asks for more time to defend controversial deal

Attorney General blames Works ministry, saying the officials are yet to submit their responses on the matter and that this has made it difficult for the government to come up with a

March 13, 2018

The Big Story·Thought Leadership

Kisamba-Mugerwa takes over as Microfinance Support Centre board chairperson

The former minister and agriculturalist replaces Justine Bagyenda as board chairperson at the agency that serves to support business start-ups. Former minister Wilberforce Kisamba-Mugerwa has been appointed as the chairperson of the

March 5, 2018

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Bagyenda’s billions: Is she a hardworking, money-wise civil servant or a corrupt money launderer?

Justine Bagyenda held several bank accounts where she did significantly large transactions; at least larger than her known salary at the central bank. While we cannot competently call her a money launderer,

March 2, 2018

The Big Story·Thought Leadership

URA’s Doris Akol wins African Leadership Magazine award.

Akol’s unprecedented triumph and continental accomplishment comes just three years after she was named the commissioner general of the tax body, having replaced another top achiever, Allen Kagina, who is currently the

February 28, 2018

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Parliament report warns on Uganda’s Shs34 trillion public debt

The leaked report indicates that, of the public debt, the external debt accounts for UGX22 trillion, while UGX12 trillion is domestic debt. A leaked report from the Parliamentary Committee of National Economy

February 27, 2018

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Parliament orders audit into Shs3bn NAADs seeds supply project

The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has ordered a forensic audit into the supply of seed made by nine companies contracted by the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS)

February 26, 2018

Thought Leadership

Bank of Uganda’s 9% Central Bank Rate is commendable but is it enough?

A close look at the BoU Financial Soundness Indicators Report for October shows that while average Net Interest Margins for the banking industry barely changed, growing from 11.61% in Q1 2016 to

February 23, 2018

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