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“A gentle giant with a brilliant mind and incredible foresight”- Patrick Bitature eulogises Prof. Mutebile

Patrick BitatureThe Big StoryJanuary 24, 2022January 24, 2022

‘Profoundness’ is not an everyday word in our vocabulary. It comes to mind because I flew to Nairobi last week purposely to visit a special friend at the Nairobi hospital,…

Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, Bank of Uganda’s longest-serving Governor, dies at 72 years

Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesBusiness & MarketsThe Big StoryJanuary 23, 2022January 23, 2022

Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, Bank of Uganda’s longest-serving Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors, since 2001, has died. He was aged 72 years. Born on January 27th, 1949, he…

New Dawn For Uganda’s Tourism as New Destination Brand Is Launched

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryJanuary 22, 2022January 22, 2022

As the world starts to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and opening up borders and skies to global tourism, Uganda has refreshed its tourism destination brand promise,…

Uganda Tourism Board Responds to ‘false and inaccurate’ claims on the development process and launch of Uganda tourism destination brand

CEO ReporterHospitality & TourismThe Big StoryJanuary 20, 2022January 20, 2022

Uganda tourism Board (UTB) has come out and dismissed what they termed as false and innacurate, the claims by Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) regarding the development process and the launch…

Meet the 14-man Taskforce on Government Communications and National Guidance

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryJanuary 19, 2022January 19, 2022

The Ministry of Information Communication Technology and National Guidance has announced the appointment of a Taskforce on Government Communications and National Guidance. The 14-man taskforce, which will be chaired by…

How the Private Sector Vaccination Programme Helped Re-Open the Economy and Return People to Work

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022

According to the African Union’s Partnership for Evidence-based Response to Covid-19 research, Sub-Saharan Africa has administered 153 million doses of the 317 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine received. In…

ICF Uganda Charter Chapter Names New Board

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022

The International Coaching Federation (ICF) Uganda Charter Chapter has appointed a new board with effect from January 2022. This will be the second board to run the Uganda Charter Chapter….

EXCLUSIVE: MTN taps Richard Yego as its first Managing Director, of the now independent MTN Mobile Money unit

Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryJanuary 15, 2022January 15, 2022

MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited, the wholly owned mobile money subsidiary of MTN Uganda, has picked Richard Yego as its first substantive Managing Director, CEO East Africa Magazine can exclusively…

HIGH FUEL PRICES: Government Comes out to explain Possible causes and what it being done to control the worrying situation

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryJanuary 15, 2022January 15, 2022

The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry Of Energy And Mineral Development, has come out to explain the probable causes of the escalating fuel prices and scarcity in some parts…

RESTAURANT REVIEW: A day at Cafesserie’s third Ugandan outlet at the new Arena Mall

CEO ReporterLifestyleThe Big StoryThe Executive TravelerJanuary 15, 2022January 15, 2022

Cafesserie popped up on the market without much ceremony round about 2014 – I think. I can’t really remember when. What I do remember was catching up with an old…