Uganda Telecom, the troubled former Libyan and Ugandan governments-owned telco has been sold to a newly formed Uganda government telco at UGX316.4 billion, CEO East Africa Magazine can exclusively reveal. The sale follows failure by Uganda telecom’s to pay its debts- amounting to over UGX668 billion, prompting it to be entered into insolvency, and subsequently progressed into administration in April 2017. Before being entered administration, Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL) was 69% owned by Ucom, a Libyan government company and 31% by the government of Uganda (GOU). Following the 2011 overthrow of then Libyan President, Col Muammar al-Qaddafi, and the subsequent…
EXCLUSIVE: Uganda Telecom dissolved; newly formed Gov’t owned telco buys assets at USD 81.3 million

Then Uganda Telecom Administrator Bemanya Twebaze (right) handsover to current administrator, Ruth Sebatindira in January 2020. The current administrator is finalising sale of Uganda Telecom to a newly formed and government owned telco.




