East Africa FMCG

In an industry built on colour, fizz, and constant visibility, billionaire industrialist Chris Kayoboke has chosen the opposite posture. He is reclusive, rarely quoted, and rarely photographed—an anomaly among Uganda’s billionaire class. Unlike his longtime partner Amos Nzeyi, whose flamboyance and public presence have made him the face of Crown Beverages, or Dr. Maggie Kigozi, whose outspoken and intellectual style has shaped governance debates in corporate Uganda, Kayoboke has exercised power quietly, from behind the scenes. That silence, however, should not be mistaken for marginality. Kayoboke is one of the two majority shareholders of Crown Beverages and a founding pillar…