FACTS BEHIND THE FIGURES: 1-on-1 with MTN Uganda’s Sylvia Mulinge  Last week, MTN Uganda released its 2023 financial performance reporting steady data and fintech growth as well as a strong voice recovery, all underpinned by a record 2.3 million growth in overall subscribers, the engine of every telco. On the sidelines of a media conference to announce the results, CEO East Africa Magazine's Muhereza Kyamutetera, caught up with Sylvia Mulinge, the telco's CEO to understand some of the key facts behind this phenomenal growth.

Congratulations upon what is your first full year results⏤ strong double-digit growth across all the major fundamentals. First of all, this was your first assignment as CEO; in a new market and working with new people⏤ looking back, in October 2022 when you took on the assignment, what were your fears and have they come to pass? When I confirmed that I was taking up this job, one of my friends sent me an article about my predecessor. They said I had really big shoes to fill. Indeed it was a great legacy. I had to figure out where to…