If there are any Ugandan CEOs in the hot seat, then it is Uganda Airlines’ Jennifer Bamuturaki and Uganda Electricity Distribution Limited’s Paul Mwesigwa. They run two strategic state enterprises, and both are under intense pressure at exactly the moment when politics, performance, and public frustration are converging. Some of the problems they face are inherited. Others stem from decisions made on their watch. But in state enterprises, where accountability is often as political as it is managerial, leaders can be sacrificed, sometimes not because they caused the crisis, but because they are the most visible symbol of it. A…
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When UMEME’s concession ended in March last year, the market assumed finality. Power lines would keep running, but value, many believed, had gone with the concession. The share price, according to an analysis from Crested Capital, at UGX142, told that story clearly of a company at the end of its road. But then came an arbitration, which perse, is not an epilogue, but opened a second chapter. In June last year, Umeme escalated a $292m compensation claim against the government of Uganda in a London arbitration. Weeks of talks had failed to end the stalemate over compensation for unrecovered assets…
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The FINCA Uganda CFO on self-worth, balance, courage, and the quiet strength of purposeful leadership In this instalment of our Letters to My Younger Self series, Robinah Siima, Chief Financial Officer at FINCA Uganda, reflects on the lessons, pressures, and defining moments that shaped her into one of the country’s most grounded and values-centred financial leaders. With an MBA, FCCA, CPA(U), and FMVA, and a career spanning audit, financial management, regulatory oversight, reporting, and CFO leadership, Robinah embodies a rare blend of technical mastery and emotional intelligence. Her work today touches every corner of FINCA’s financial ecosystem. From treasury and…
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The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has suspended licensing of new grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind power projects. The suspension originates from concerns over the national grid’s current capacity to…
The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has officially taken over the distribution network from Umeme Limited, marking the end of a 20-year concession period that began in 2004. This…
Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) has appointed Taremwa Michael Kananura as Acting Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Taremwa has been the Chief Finance Officer of UETCL since August 2021 until his appointment as the Managing Director of the entity on 10 August 2022. He’s a Certified Public Accountant and a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA). He holds an MPhil. Development Finance – University of Stellenbosch (S.A), Bachelors of Commerce (Accounting and Auditing – (MUK,), Bachelors of Laws (Cavendish University Uganda) plus a Diploma in Tax Planning and Tax Administration. Most recently, he served as the Chief…
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Umeme has earmarked US$3 million (UGX11 billion) for power reliability projects in Lugazi, Jinja, Iganga and Kamuli districts. It will replace rotten poles and string cables on the Lugazi Town, Jinja–Kamuli and the Iganga–Kibimba power distribution lines. The company says it is prioritising such projects across Uganda to catalyse economic growth. “We are injecting in US$3 million (UGX11 billion) to address the power supply challenges of the line from Jinja, all the way to Kamuli and solve power supply challenges from Iganga to Busitema,” Selestino Babungi, the managing director, said during an engagement between Umeme and security and political leaders…
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The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) to formalize a partnership between them aimed at promoting and implementing a pilot project to allow UPS facilities transition from using Biomass to Electricity for cooking. Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako, the ERA Chief Executive Officer, signed the MOU on behalf of ERA, while ACGP – SD Akena Samuel signed on behalf of the Uganda Prisons Service at a ceremony that took place at the New ERA House, Plot 5C – 1, Industrial Area Lugogo on March 23, 2022. This initiative is under…
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Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako is the Chief Executive Director at the Electricity Regulatory Authority 2021 marks five years since Eng. Waako assumed the top office in Uganda’s Electricity Supply Industry (ESI). Her position involves providing strategic direction to the ERA Secretariat to ensure that the organization effectively delivers on its mandate efficiently. Leading a known male-dominated, highly technical Industry, comes with its challenges but Eng. Waako continues to defy odds and leverage her engineering background to push the ESI to efficiency. Owing to her able leadership, Uganda enjoys an internationally recognized regulatory framework, sufficient power supply, transparent legal processes, a…
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Eng. Judith Nayiga is Manager Planning and Investments at the Electricity Regulatory Authority, heading the Planning and Investment Unit under the Technical Regulation Department, a position she has held since 2019. She has over 15 years of experience in the Electricity Supply Industry having worked with various entities across the electricity supply chain including; Eskom Uganda Limited, Umeme Limited and presently, the Electricity Regulatory Authority where she has served for the past 8 years. In her 15-year service to the Electricity Supply Industry, Eng. Nayiga has steered the Industry’s planning through providing expertise in the designing of electrical networks, and…
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