Phillip Besiimire

By 2005, Uganda’s telecom sector had firmly matured. With a compound annual growth rate of above 15%, it had set the stage rolling to overtake banking as one of the fastest-growing sectors. The sector also presented vast opportunities to a country whose growth had slowed in the late 2000s. Thus, it was a highly competitive sector that attracted some of the best brains, employing a mix of local and expatriate talent, who would later become the face of the telecom sector and set the stage for future growth and innovation. As Uganda marks 30 years since the launch of the…