MTN Uganda assembles a solid local senior executives team to lead its next bold phase of growth. John C. Maxwell, an American author, speaker, and pastor who has written many books, primarily focusing on leadership, once said that a “leader's lasting value is measured by succession”, by how well that leadership creates more leaders instead of followers. As MTN prepares to mark its 21st anniversary this October, we examine what impact the telecom giant has had on local skills transfer.

MTN Uganda and the Uganda Communications Commission, on 1st July 2020 signed a landmark USD 100 million (approximately UGX 371.5 billion) 12-year Second National Operator (SNO) License. This milestone agreement was signed just three months as the telecom company prepared to cross its 21st anniversary- 21 transformational years that have seen the creation of Uganda’s largest telecoms company- with 95 percent coverage of the population;  approximately 13.5 million subscribers, seven million of whom use MTN mobile money and three million are active data users. But one fact remains largely uncelebrated- MTN has not only emerged into an industry leader, but…

by Muhereza Kyamutetera

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