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#WomenFixingUganda: Lessons from Dr. Winnie Tarinyeba Kiryabwire on Law, Leadership, Governance and Life

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big Story Women In LeadershipDecember 20, 2025December 20, 2025

In the world of corporate governance, commercial law, and professional ethics, few Ugandan or regional figures carry the authority and global resonance that Winnie commands. A distinguished lawyer, academic, and board leader, she occupies that rare intersection where rigorous scholarship meets the lived realities of organisational leadership. She currently serves as Board Chairperson of dfcu Bank, Independent Non-Executive Director at MTN Uganda, and Director at Jubilee Allianz Uganda—positions that place her at the heart of some of East Africa’s most consequential institutions. Globally, she is part of the new vanguard shaping international governance and insolvency reforms through appointments to the…

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Journey to the Boardroom: Meet Ugandan Executives Daring to Walk in the Footsteps of Martin Aliker, Strive Masiyiwa, Japheth Kato and other governance gurus.

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryApril 29, 2025April 29, 2025

Every good business is as good as its board. Behind every thriving organisation are leaders who not only understand strategy but embody integrity, vision, and resilience. Yet for too long, the boardroom has remained an exclusive domain—guarded by tradition, inaccessible to many talented professionals eager to serve. Journey to the Boardroom (JTB) is changing that narrative. Born during the stillness of the COVID-19 lockdown, JTB has evolved into a bold, structured movement equipping Uganda’s next generation of board leaders through mentorship, exposure, and strategic governance training. On Friday, April 25, 2025, the Grand Finale of the JTB 2025 Cohort marked…

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Dangote Cement’s Gloria Byamugisha: 15 Insights on Positioning for and Thriving in the Boardroom

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big Story Women In LeadershipApril 27, 2025May 14, 2025

At the just-ended Uganda Marketers Society (UMS) CMO Breakfast, held on April 25, 2025 at the Kampala Serena Hotel, Gloria Evelyn Byamugisha, the Group Chief HR Officer at Dangote Cement Plc, delivered a compelling keynote address on the theme: “The Leadership Leap: Positioning Yourself for the Boardroom.” Gloria is a seasoned multi-industry Human Resources executive with over two decades of leadership experience across Africa. She has held senior leadership positions in some of the continent’s leading organisations, including Dangote Cement Plc (Nigeria), Equity Group Holdings (Kenya), Ecobank (East and West Africa), and Bharti Airtel (Kenya and Uganda). Her career has…

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