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Peter Kamya- the troubled former Simbamanyo House owner, in more trouble as court, sentences him to pay over UGX2.9 bn over a messed-up land sale

CEO ReporterLegal & JusticeThe Big StorySeptember 14, 2021September 14, 2021

Hon. Justice David Wangutusi of the High Court, Commercial Division has sentenced troubled businessman, Architect Peter Kamya to refund UGX1.3 billion that he received for selling land that he failed…

URA COMMISSIONER GENERAL: At this new age, the taxpayer should expect a service so good that compliance will be simply an outcome

CEO ReporterThe Big StorySeptember 14, 2021September 15, 2021

How do the recent changes in the URA Mission, Vision and core values relate to the URA mandate of revenue mobilization at a time such as this? The URA mandate…

“I am not a spy,” Victoria University’s VC speaks out about his ordeal with Uganda’s military intelligence

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StorySeptember 10, 2021September 10, 2021

Dr Lawrence Muganga the Victoria University Vice-Chancellor, who last week was briefly detained by operatives from the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) has spoken out and distanced himself from any…

Billionaire Businessman Hajj Dr Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige (BMK) passes on

CEO ReporterThe Big StorySeptember 10, 2021September 10, 2021

Billionaire businessman Hajj Dr Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige, popularly known as BMK, one of Uganda’s richest indigenous investors is dead. He is reported to have died from Nairobi, Kenya. He was…

Uganda Tourism Board Seals Deal With UEGCL to Package and Market Karuma And Isimba Hydropower Stations as Tourism Products

CEO ReporterThe Big StorySeptember 8, 2021September 8, 2021

Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) have signed a partnership to package and market the 600MW Karuma HyrdoPower Dam and the 183MW Isimba HydroPower Dams…

President Museveni sanctioned the release of detained Victoria University Vice-Chancellor

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StorySeptember 4, 2021September 4, 2021

Following a public outcry on the manner of arrest of Dr Lawrence Muganga, the Victoria University Vice-Chancellor, it appears President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, intervened and ordered his release. Preliminary reports…

EXCLUSIVE: Outcompeted and debt-strapped, Africell to exit Ugandan market, just like its predecessor, Orange telecom

CEO ReporterThe Big StorySeptember 3, 2021September 3, 2021

Employees of telecommunication operator Africell are in a state of panic as the telecom is said to be winding business in Uganda, leading to hundreds of job losses. “The employees…

Jessica Alupo, Winnie Byanyima, Dorothy Kisaka, Allen Kagina, Gladys Kalema, Stella Nyanzi and Rosebell Kagumire named among Africa’s 100 most influential women

CEO ReporterThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipSeptember 1, 2021September 2, 2021

Uganda Vice President Jessica Alupo; Kampala Capital City Authority Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka; Uganda National Roads Authority executive director Allen Kagina, UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima; Conservation Through Public Health…

Management Guru, Dr Peter Kimbowa to head NSSF 12th board

CEO ReporterThe Big StorySeptember 1, 2021September 1, 2021

Dr. Peter Kimbowa, a corporate governance and management expert, will head the new National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Board appointed by Finance Minister Matia Kasaija. The new Board of Directors…

Q&A: PostBank’s mission to be the most financially inclusive financial services provider for agriculture and MSMEs is on course and unstoppable

Muhereza KyamuteteraBanking & Financial ServicesCompany NewsThe Big StoryAugust 30, 2021August 30, 2021

PostBank in 2020 posted a better-than-expected performance, especially considering the impact of the pandemic on the economy. We have now crossed the first half of 2021, into the second half—…