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Hassan Basajjabalaba

A photo collage of Uganda's powerful businessmen; Simba Group's Patrick Bitature, Hamis Kiggundu of Ham Group of Companies, Kampala International University Proprietor, Hassan Basajjabalaba and Dei BioPharma's Mathias Magoola.

Debt, Deals & Disputes: Inside the High-Stakes Legacy-Altering Legal Battles of Ugandan Billionaires — Bitature, Basajjabalaba and Dei’s Magoola

The past five years have not gone particularly well for Uganda’s billionaire class. Once the undisputed symbols of local enterprise and ambition, several of the country’s most prominent businessmen have found themselves
November 10, 2025
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A UGX 80 billion legal storm now threatens to upend the Hassan Basajjabalaba family empire, as Kampala International University’s debt battle with Housing Finance Company Kenya moves to Uganda’s Supreme Court, testing both fortune and the future of cross-border justice.
A UGX 80 billion legal storm now threatens to upend the Hassan Basajjabalaba family empire, as Kampala International University’s debt battle with Housing Finance Company Kenya moves to Uganda’s Supreme Court, testing both fortune and the future of cross-border justice.

UGANDAN BILLIONAIRE BASAJJABALABA’S EMPIRE ON TRIAL: Inside the UGX 80 Billion Case Against Housing Finance Company Kenya That Could Redefine His Empire

When Uganda’s Supreme Court hears the final appeal in Kampala International University Limited vs Housing Finance Company Limited (Kenya), it will not only be deciding the fate of a legal contest. It
November 10, 2025
Businessman, Hassan Basajjabalaba, the proprietor of Haba Group (U) Ltd, Victoria International Trading Co Ltd, Sheila Investments Ltd, Yudaya International Ltd, and First Merchant International Trading Co Ltd has been ordered to repay over UGX142 billion that he erroneously received.

OPINION: Shielding delinquent bankers, ignoring odious debt: Everything that is wrong with the UGX142 bn Basajjabalaba ruling

The pre-Covid19 lockdown news that Hassan Basajjabalaba, the former chairman of ruling party NRM Entrepreneurs’ League and frontman for a string of briefcase companies, has been ordered by court to refund hundreds
April 2, 2020
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