Josephine Olok Archives – CEO East Africa

Josephine Olok: Building Uganda’s Tech Future with Purpose, Passion, and People

Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryJuly 23, 2025July 23, 2025

Josephine Olok’s father wanted her to do something like engineering, but her love for tech and computers told her different things. She had an in-depth desire to work with machines and to create and innovate, which called her to technology. “I was drawn to STEM from a young age because I loved math and sciences. I had a fascination with technology and problem-solving,” she says. And while her father’s hopes were dashed, he ultimately empowered her, which speaks about the power of family support in achieving dreams. “I am currently the director and co-founder of LumJo Consultants, a company established…

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The 111 women at the heart of Uganda’s banking industry

Muhereza KyamuteteraExecutive Profiles Lists & Rankings The Big Story Women In LeadershipJuly 7, 2023March 28, 2024

The Uganda Bankers’ Association’s Chairperson, Citibank’s Sarah Arapta is female too- the first woman to. Some financial institutions such as Finance Trust Bank- have taken it further by having an all-female Board Chairperson, CEO and Executive Director while others like Stanbic Bank, Uganda’s largest Bank and have both CEO and Executive Director as female. You could argue this is still under-representation, which it actually is, given that there are more females than males in the population, but given where we have come from, this is good progress. Some of the largest banks such as Stanbic where 45% is female and…

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