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Bob Okodi, Amref Health Africa Uganda CFO, On Purpose-Driven Finance and Measuring Impact in Lives, Not Margins

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryDecember 8, 2025December 8, 2025

“I know every single day I am contributing to changing lives in different communities.”  Bob Okodi, the CFO of Amref Health Africa Uganda and Winner of the Not-for-Profit Award 2025…

Irene Mwoyogwona: Beyond the Numbers – How Pride Bank’s Award-Winning CFO Combines Profitability and Social Impact

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryDecember 7, 2025December 7, 2025

“Pressure and results don’t have to come at the expense of humanity; they can be amplified by it,” says Irene Mwoyogwona, the award-winning CFO of Pride Bank Limited and winner…

How Stanbic Bank CFO Ronald Makata Blends Governance, Technology and Human Leadership to Drive Performance

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryDecember 6, 2025December 6, 2025

How Stanbic Bank CFO Ronald Makata Blends Governance, Technology and Human Leadership to Drive Performance Fresh from a standout performance at the 9th edition of the Chief Financial Officer Awards…

Inside Uganda’s Property Market: Broll Uganda’s Moses Lutalo on Sector Realities and the Signals Investors Can’t Ignore

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryDecember 6, 2025December 5, 2025

When I sit down with Moses Lutalo, the Managing Director of Broll Uganda, the conversation quickly settles on the forces reshaping Uganda’s real estate landscape: financing pressures, currency volatility, talent…

Netflix Strikes $82.7 Billion Deal to Take Over Warner Bros., Redefining the Global Entertainment Landscape

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryDecember 5, 2025December 5, 2025

Netflix Inc. has announced a landmark agreement to acquire Warner Bros. from Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) in a cash-and-stock transaction that values the studio at an enterprise figure of about…

Energy Ministry orders UEDCL Board to investigate top management over performance gaps

Paul MurungiPolitics & GovermentThe Big StoryDecember 5, 2025February 28, 2026

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has instructed the Board of the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the performance and conduct…

Former Marsh Uganda Chief Executive, Alexander Mukasa, Replaces Gary Corbit as SanlamAllianz Life Insurance Head

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryDecember 5, 2025December 7, 2025

SanlamAllianz Life Insurance Uganda has named Alexander Mukasa as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective December 2025, marking a significant leadership transition at one of the country’s most dynamic life…

Tribunal Backs URA in UGX 10.2 Billion Century Bottling Tax Fight

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryDecember 4, 2025December 4, 2025

Century Bottling Company Limited walked into the Tax Appeals Tribunal hoping to end a costly dispute before it truly began. The Coca-Cola bottler was facing a fresh set of tax…

The Nile Breweries-URA UGX 18.5 Billion Fight: When ‘Export’ Became the Battleground That NBL Eventually Lost

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryDecember 4, 2025December 4, 2025

On paper, it looked like a clean regional trade story: a Ugandan manufacturer producing beer for thirsty markets in South Sudan and DR Congo, using local distributors to move product…

Kenya Gov’t to Sell 15% Safaricom Stake to Vodacom in KShs 245 Billion (UGX 6.6 Trillion) Deal

Paul MurungiCompany NewsEast AfricaThe Big StoryDecember 4, 2025December 4, 2025

Kenya Gov’t to Sell 15% Safaricom Stake to Vodacom in KShs 241 billion (UGX 6.5 Trillion Deal) The Kenyan government Kenya has officially begun the process of selling a 15…