Skip to content
March 12, 2026
  • Menu
  • Search
  • Follow us:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Snapchat
  • More
CEO East Africa
 
Thought Leadership
  • Business & Markets
    • The Big Story
    • Company News
    • Banking & Financial Services
    • News & Analysis
    • Technology & Innovation
    • Energy, Oil & Gas
    • East Africa
    • Investigations & Special Reports
    • Economy & Policy
    • Markets & Money
    • Global News
    • Hospitality & Tourism
    • Real Estate & Construction
    • Legal & Justice
    • Manufacturing & Industry
    • Media & Communication
    • News In Pictures
    • Politics & Goverment
    • Regulation & Compliance
    • Sponsored Content
    • Agriculture & Agro-industry
  • Leadership & Governance
    • CEO Perspectives
    • Executive Profiles
    • Women In Leadership
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Transitions & Succession
    • C-Suite Leadership
    • Boards & Governance
    • Thought Leadership
    • Ugandans Excelling Abroad
  • Lists & Rankings
    • 100 Leading & Admired CEOs
    • 100 Most Trusted & Respected Companies
    • 100 Women Fixing Uganda
    • Billionaires
    • 100 Women in Finance
    • 50 Leading CFOs
    • 50 Leading CHROs
    • CEO Of The Week
    • The CIO/CTO Power List
    • The Uganda 300 Index
    • Top 50 CMOs
    • Top Law Firms
    • Uganda’s 100 Oil & Gas Leaders 2024
    • Product of the Week
  • Lifestyle
    • The Executive Traveler
    • Destinations & Hotels
    • Automobiles & Mobility
    • Property & Living
    • Fashion, Design & Style
    • Music & Entertainment
    • Food, Wine & Fine Dining
    • Leisure, Culture & Experiences
    • Philanthropy & Personal Legacy
    • Wellness, Health & Longevity
  • More
    • Menu
    CEO East Africa
     
    Thought Leadership
    • Search

    Diamond Trust Bank (U) Ltd

    Delaying the inevitable⏤ Ham Kiggundu goes to Constitutional Court to challenge Supreme Court ruling

    The CEO Magazine TeamLegal & JusticeNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryJuly 21, 2023July 21, 2023

    In yet another legal gimmick, largely perceived to be a delay tactic, to buy him time, against the inevitable, businessman Hamis Kiggundu (Ham) has applied to the Constitutional Court, seeking…

    Hamis Kiggundu vs DTB and the licensing of foreign lenders in Uganda: Much ado about nothing

    theceomaLegal & JusticeNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryThought LeadershipJune 22, 2023June 22, 2023

    By Phillip Karugaba & Rehema Nakirya Ssemyalo The Supreme Court of Uganda gave its judgment last week in the much-anticipated appeal in Ham Enterprises Ltd, Kiggs International (U) Ltd and…

    Supreme Court hammers Ham in multi-billion dispute with Diamond Trust Bank

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryJune 14, 2023June 14, 2023

    Uganda’s Supreme Court, Uganda’s highest court has dismissed attempts by businessman Hamis Kiggundu to run away from his debt obligations with Diamond Trust Bank Uganda (DTB-U) and Diamond Trust Bank…

    2022 net profits at Diamond Trust Bank’s Ugandan unit grow 16.2% to UGX35.8 bn

    CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMay 2, 2023May 2, 2023

    Diamond Trust Bank Uganda, the Ugandan subsidiary of the Kenya-headquartered Diamond Trust Bank Group has released its 2022 financials reporting double-digit growth in deposits, lending, income, profits and assets. According…

    DTB-Ham loan case judgment for tomorrow

    Ephraim KasoziBanking & Financial ServicesLegal & JusticeMay 4, 2021May 4, 2021

    The Court of Appeal will tomorrow (Wednesday) deliver its decision over a case in which DTB Limited is challenging last year’s High Court orders that outlawed the loan advanced to businessman…

    Pursued by 3 banks over UGX 72 bn in debt, how a desperate Hamis Kiggundu turned to courts to buy more time, but in the process cut the hands that fed him

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryNovember 2, 2020November 2, 2020

    The Hamis Kiggundu vs. Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) case took almost everyone by surprise. Everybody who knows the maverick businessman, the proprietor of Ham Enterprises and Kiggs International, knows that…

    Syndicated Loans and Tax Implications: The Case of Ham Vs DTB

    CEO ReporterThought LeadershipOctober 13, 2020October 13, 2020

    By Joseph O. Okuja There’s a lot of discussion around the merits and implications of the judgement in the HAM vs DTB case. I have had the benefit of reading…

    We will join DTB to appeal in Higher Court, Uganda Bankers’ Association reacts to judgement in which the bank was ordered to pay over UGX130 billion to businessman Kiggundu

    CEO ReporterBanking & Financial ServicesOctober 8, 2020October 8, 2020

    Although they are yet to receive a copy of the detailed judgement in which Diamond Trust Bank Uganda, alongside Diamond Trust Kenya, were ordered to pay business man Ham Kiggundu…

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Youtube

    Latest Stories

    • Justin Mollel, a Tanzanian finance executive and former Serengeti Breweries director, has been appointed incoming Group Chief Financial Officer of East African Breweries.
      Tanzanian Executive Justin Mollel Named Incoming EABL Group Chief Financial Officer
      by CEO East Africa Magazine
      March 12, 2026
    • Africa Loses Over $10 Billion to Breast Cancer as Experts Call for Strategic Investment in Women’s Health
      by Brian Emorut
      March 12, 2026
    • Inside the Balance Sheet: CFO Doreen Kyomugisha on Building Capital Strength and Financial Discipline at SanlamAllianz General Uganda
      by Paul Murungi
      March 12, 2026
    • FMO Co-Chief Investment Officer Huib-Jan de Ruijter (left) and I&M Bank Uganda CEO Robin Bairstow sign the Memorandum of Understanding following the announcement of a USD 20 million financing partnership. Standing behind them (left–right) are Natalie den Breugom, Deputy Director for Sustainable Economic Development at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Faith Kathambi, Investment Officer – Financial Institutions at FMO; René Idzenga, Head of State-Owned Enterprises at the Dutch Ministry of Finance; and Nadia Mindra, Head of Treasury at I&M Bank Uganda.
      Dutch Development Bank FMO Extends USD 20 Million Facility to I&M Bank Uganda to Boost SME Financing
      by Muhereza Kyamutetera
      March 12, 2026
    • Rhinos Return to Ajai After 40 Years, Opening New Tourism Frontier in West Nile
      by Brian Emorut
      March 11, 2026
    • Could Museveni’s Election as EAC Chair Renew Push for Accelerated East African Integration?
      by Brian Emorut
      March 11, 2026
    • From Trainee to CEO: Alexander Mukasa’s Vision for the Next Chapter of SanlamAllianz Life Uganda
      by Paul Murungi
      March 11, 2026
    • Rajiv Ruparelia Legacy Lives On in UGX 1.7 Billion Bukedea Eye Camp for 2,000 Patients by Ruparelia Foundation & Partners
      by Brian Emorut
      March 11, 2026
    • CTC Conservation Center: Uganda’s Closest Wild Escape — Just 36km from Kampala
      by Namulwana Hilda Victoria
      March 11, 2026
    • Who Is Rostam Azizi, the Tanzanian Billionaire Set to Take Control of Nation Media Group?
      by Paul Murungi
      March 11, 2026

    © 2025CEO East Africa. For Inquiries Please Call +256772415939 All Rights Reserved.
    CEO East Africa
     
    Thought Leadership
    • Business & Markets
      • The Big Story
      • Company News
      • Banking & Financial Services
      • News & Analysis
      • Technology & Innovation
      • Energy, Oil & Gas
      • East Africa
      • Investigations & Special Reports
      • Economy & Policy
      • Markets & Money
      • Global News
      • Hospitality & Tourism
      • Real Estate & Construction
      • Legal & Justice
      • Manufacturing & Industry
      • Media & Communication
      • News In Pictures
      • Politics & Goverment
      • Regulation & Compliance
      • Sponsored Content
      • Agriculture & Agro-industry
    • Leadership & Governance
      • CEO Perspectives
      • Executive Profiles
      • Women In Leadership
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Transitions & Succession
      • C-Suite Leadership
      • Boards & Governance
      • Thought Leadership
      • Ugandans Excelling Abroad
    • Lists & Rankings
      • 100 Leading & Admired CEOs
      • 100 Most Trusted & Respected Companies
      • 100 Women Fixing Uganda
      • Billionaires
      • 100 Women in Finance
      • 50 Leading CFOs
      • 50 Leading CHROs
      • CEO Of The Week
      • The CIO/CTO Power List
      • The Uganda 300 Index
      • Top 50 CMOs
      • Top Law Firms
      • Uganda’s 100 Oil & Gas Leaders 2024
      • Product of the Week
    • Lifestyle
      • The Executive Traveler
      • Destinations & Hotels
      • Automobiles & Mobility
      • Property & Living
      • Fashion, Design & Style
      • Music & Entertainment
      • Food, Wine & Fine Dining
      • Leisure, Culture & Experiences
      • Philanthropy & Personal Legacy
      • Wellness, Health & Longevity
    error: Content is protected !!
    ×