Some places welcome you. Others change you quietly, from the inside out. Beauvais Retreat Centre sits on a peaceful hill outside Kampala in Masulita, holding a calm that settles into...
Opening a restaurant is a dream that many people share, but only a few are able to turn it into a successful reality. The restaurant industry is known for being...
Piracy and Intellectual Property theft have long plagued Uganda’s creative sector, robbing musicians, filmmakers, producers and innovators of both recognition and income. But government agencies, industry leaders and artistes themselves...
Comedian Patrick Idringi aka Salvador, yesterday announced the return of his Africa Laughs comedy experience, with Season 7 slated for October 25th 2025, at the Kingdom Kampala parking lot. Africa...
Not every entrepreneur faces the same barriers. While some struggle to access financing, others—like Ian Clarke—have found ways to navigate the system and unlock new opportunities. After stepping away from...
Kabira Country Club, one of the Ruparelia Group hotels, yesterday August 13th broke ground for the construction of 269 serviced apartments on Old Kira Road, just next to Kabira Country…
It is official, Mark Ocitti is leaving Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) after his 3-year term elapses at the end of this month. Ocitti, is the second Ugandan to lead UBL,…
New Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) Chief Executive Officer, Lilly Ajarova, on Sunday June 2nd 2019 braved the rain and chilly weather to reach the top of Mt Muhabura. Ajarova, is…
For the last 12 years, Patrick Bitature has been Umeme Limited Chairman- since 2007. He has overseen the company’s $600 million investment into restoring and expanding the country’s electricity network.
During his tenure, Umeme has connected over 1 million more customers, increasing their customers by 328.4% from 303,000 customers in 2007 to 1,300,000 customers. Distribution losses have been more than halved from, 35% to 16.6%. The power distributor has also matured into a UGX2.5 trillion company, by assets, up from UGX350.3 billion company in 2007.
In this second part of our interview, he shares with CEO East Africa Magazine Executive Editor, Muhereza Kyamutetera, Umeme’s commitment to investing in powering Uganda’s development agenda with a long-term view to creating a world-class distribution network and affordable power for all.
Cafesserie, the Italian coffee and French bakery house is opening its second Ugandan outlet at Village Mall Bugoloobi, CEO East Africa, has reliably learnt. Ironically the premises it is occupying,…
All work with no play literally makes Rajiv Ruparelia a dull boy! Away from Managing the Ruparelia Group conglomerate, where he is Group Managing Director, youthful Rajiv has decided to awaken the dare devil in him by joining rally driving. And typical of the Ruparelia streak, he chose to dive in mazzi mawanvu (deep waters) style- with a state of…
Dubai International (DXB) welcomed 22.2 million passengers in the first quarter of 2019, down 2.2% from the same period last year due largely to reduced flights and a shift in…
Have you thought of owning- a stylishly finished apartment in an up and coming suburb of Kampala such as Bukoto, but are turned off by the many what-ifs and the world of unknowns in the real estate sector? Well, Bukoto Living, is an opportunity for you to own- either to occupy or to rent two and three bedroom apartments as…
Following the expansion of its flagship, Speke Apartments on Wampewo Avenue, last year, Ruparelia Group, has announced the completion of yet another 83 fully furnished apartments, this time on Kitante…
The Ruparelia Foundation through Victoria University is extending scholarship offers to the Miss Curvy contestants for any of their Masters, Bachelors, Diploma and Foundation programs. The University is awarding the overall winner of the Miss Curvy with a 100% scholarship on tuition of any Degree, Diploma or Masters in any of the four faculties of; Health Sciences, Business and Management,…
