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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

Emma Mugisha, has been the Executive Director and Head of Business Banking at Stanbic Bank Uganda.

Stanbic Bank Uganda’s Executive Director, Emma Mugisha joins Access Bank Plc

Emma Mugisha, the current Executive Director and Head of Business Banking at Stanbic Bank Uganda has been picked by Nigeria’s pan-African Access Bank Plc, for a continental regional role, that we understand,

February 13, 2024

Company News·The Big Story·Women In Leadership

Kahima Samuel is an Advocate/Tax Practitioner and Partner at Etica Advocates.

Open Letter to H.E. Museveni⏤ Concerns and Recommendations Regarding Tax Amendments Impacting Investors in Uganda

Your Excellency, The President of The Republic of Uganda. I hope this letter finds you in good health and high spirits. I am writing as a concerned citizen and tax practitioner in

February 6, 2024

Business & Markets·Thought Leadership

Ritah Mutesi Kabayiza (right) represents the Insurance Brokers Association of Uganda (IBAU) during the 2nd Rwanda Insurance Brokers Association (RIBA) Annual Conference 2023 in September 2023. With over 16 years in the insurance business, Ritah Mutesi Kabayiza is an accomplished insurance executive and thought leader as well as passionate about people development.

Women Breaking the Insurance Glass Ceiling: Ritah Mutesi Kabayiza, Executive Director, Willis Towers Watson Uganda

While the gender gap in the insurance industry has over time narrowed to 51.78% male and 48.22% female at the end of 2022, the gap remains wide, especially at the top and

February 2, 2024

Executive Profiles·The Big Story·Women In Leadership

Andrew Kilonzo, Managing Director, Uganda Breweries Limited

CEO OF THE WEEK: Andrew Kilonzo, Uganda Breweries Limited

East Africa Breweries Limited last week released its results for the first six months of its FY2024, showing that it registered an impressive 16% growth in net sales revenue from KShs57.3 billion

January 28, 2024

C-Suite Leadership·CEO Of The Week·Company News·The Big Story

Inside the 4400-seater auditorium at the Speke Resort Convention Centre.

Why tourism infrastructure such as the Speke Resort Convention Centre, are of strategic national importance

Uganda has just successfully hosted the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit and the Third South Summit of the G77 and China, at the 3,800 seater Speke Resort Convention Centre. A joint venture

January 26, 2024

Hospitality & Tourism·News & Analysis·The Big Story·Thought Leadership

Lt Gen James Mugira has greatly transformed NEC over the last eight years that he has served as its managing director

Gen James Mugira: The humble soldier driving Uganda’s economic transformation agenda at NEC

Whenever the term economic transformation is bandied about, the key players in this effort that we normally think about are government technocrats, politicians and the private sector. Rarely do we think of

January 24, 2024

Executive Profiles·The Big Story

Dyna Vence Ruvuza, the hands and brains behind Dyna Vence Couture

WOMAN ON A FASHION MISSION: Dyna Vence Ruvuza of the Dyna Vence Couture fame

CEO Magazine looked up the proprietor of the curiously named (to the layperson) fashion brand that has carved a niche for itself as a bridal designer and go-to option for the woman

January 17, 2024

Company News·Lifestyle·Women In Leadership

Paddy Muramiirah, the transformative former CEO of Crown Beverages in Uganda

Paddy Muramiirah to lead Crown Beverages’ entry into Kenyan soft drinks market

Crown Beverages (Mauritius) Ltd has appointed Paddy Muramiirah, formerly, the Crown Beverages Uganda Chief Executive Officer to head its entry into the Kenyan market. Last week, we reported that the billionaire owners

January 17, 2024

C-Suite Leadership·Company News·The Big Story

Laura Kagame, the founder and CEO of TravelNeza

TravelNeza’s Laura Kagame: Uganda’s leisure travel tsarina with a passion for spreading happiness through travel

TravelNeza’s CEO, Laura Kagame, has worked to ingrain the concept of travel for leisure into the marketplace that is the travel industry in Uganda. Passionate about travel and with an eye for

January 15, 2024

CEO Perspectives·The Big Story·Women In Leadership

Cente Tech’s Peter Kahiigi to speak at the #JourneyToCIO boot camp

Ahead of the “The Journey to CIO” inaugural boot camp that starts on 24th January 2024, Peter Kahiigi, the Centenary Technology Services Ltd (Cente-Tech) Chief Technology Officer, has been unveiled as the

January 15, 2024

C-Suite Leadership·Company News·News & Analysis

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