Poverty Archives – CEO East Africa

Miriam Opwonya Laker-Oketta is the country director at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), where she leads IPA Uganda’s strategic direction, partnerships, and operations. Before joining IPA, she was Senior Research Advisor and Research Director at GiveDirectly. Here, she oversaw a global portfolio of 20+ cash transfer trials and served as the organisation’s evidence spokesperson.

She Chose Humanity: How Miriam Opwonya Laker-Oketta Is Redefining Leadership through Dignity and Compassion

In a world with many pains, treating people humanely is fundamental. It is the simple joys that restore hope to people, and Miriam Opwonya Laker-Oketta has experienced that firsthand. She has seen

March 27, 2026

The Big Story

Dr Kasekende, it is too early to dance on Crane Bank’s grave

On April 06th 2-18, Bank of Uganda Governor, Dr Louis Kasekende, spoke out, for the first time in a long time about the sale, by Bank of Uganda of Crane Bank to

April 10, 2018