Gen Z Archives – CEO East Africa

Pebuu’s John Paul Ssemyalo: Reimagining Africa’s Agent Banking and Last-Mile Digital Economy for Efficiency and Scale

Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMarch 8, 2026March 9, 2026

As agent banking accelerates across Africa, moving trillions of shillings annually and expanding deep into trading centres, border towns, and island communities, the real challenge is no longer access. It…

Listening Before Launching: How Research and Gen Z Insights are Shaping Letshego Uganda’s Next Chapter

CEO East Africa MagazineBanking & Financial ServicesJanuary 29, 2026January 29, 2026

Most financial products do not fail because they are poorly designed. They fail because they are launched before institutions truly understand the people they are meant to serve. Uganda is…

An AD Agency Industry in Pain: Broken Retainers, Shrinking Budgets and the Fight for Value vs Ethics

Jeff WintersThe Big StoryDecember 11, 2025December 11, 2025

If part one of MadMen, Dreamers and Deal-Makers was about how Uganda’s advertising giants stumbled into the industry, this part, which is precisely part two, reminds you of what happened…