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CHRISTOPHER SEMBUYA (1935 – 2022): The Story of a Visionary African Industrialist Ignored by his Own Government

CEO ReporterThought LeadershipJanuary 17, 2022January 17, 2022

By Dr Martin M. Lwanga Mr Christopher Sembuya, the co-founder of Sembule Steel Mills, once one of the leading industrial conglomerates in Uganda, that threatened to become the Samsung of Africa except for lack of imagination on our economic planners, as I will explain, led a life that was heroic but also tragic. It was heroic that coming from humble beginnings he at midlife helped found a family business that manufactured sophisticated electronic household goods which became a source of pride to Ugandans. Tragic, that when the business run through financial difficulty due to bad debts, it was ignored by the…

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Sembule Proprietor Passes on

CEO ReporterCompany News News & AnalysisJanuary 11, 2022January 11, 2022

Christopher Sembuya, 89, one of the owners of the defunct Sembule Steel Mills, has died. Sembuya, together with his brother Henry Buwule (RIP) started Sembule, the first indigenously owned industry in Uganda, in 1972. Located in Nalukolongo, on the outskirts of Kampala, Sembule manufactured electronics including radios, TVs, bulbs, calculators, among other products In 2013, Sembuya appealed to the Government of Uganda to save the then debt-ridden Sembule that was worth UGX50 billion at the time, with extensions into Banking with Sembule Investment Bank, established in 1984. Sembule Group tried its hands on Insurance and agricultural production, with Sembuya revealing…

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