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Uganda’s Rocket Healt Merger With Kenya’s MYDAWA: The Inside Story of Power Struggles, Founder’s Syndrome, and the Fight for Control

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryJuly 14, 2025July 14, 2025

Dr. Davis Musinguzi was once hailed as a visionary for pioneering Uganda’s telemedicine frontier with Rocket Health — a bold venture that sought to redefine how millions of Ugandans accessed…

THE INSIDE STORY: How Dr. Davis Musinguzi & Partners Built and Lost Telemedicine Pioneer, Rocket Health Africa

Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & Analysis The Big StoryFebruary 4, 2025July 15, 2025

When a group of young medical and finance professionals in Uganda came together in 2012, they had a bold vision: to transform healthcare access through technology. Dr. Davis Musinguzi (CEO),…

Kenya Had 36 Private Equity Exits in the Last 10 Years, to Uganda’s 8.

Jonathan N. LubwamaAfrica East Africa Industry & Analysis News & AnalysisSeptember 28, 2023September 28, 2023

The Ugandan business ecosystem was awash with excitement when Tony Natif’s Guardian Health Pharmacy was acquired by Kenya’s MyDawa for an undisclosed amount. However, one of the biggest winners in…

Ascent Capital exits Uganda’s Guardian Health pharmacy chain; Kenya’s e-pharmacy MYDAWA acquires 100% stake

Muhereza KyamuteteraIndustry & Analysis The Big StoryJuly 4, 2023July 10, 2023

After acquiring a majority stake in and growing Uganda’s Guardian Health to Uganda’s number one retail pharmacy chain, Ascent Capital, a for-Africa private equity investor has exited, selling its stake…

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