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    Left to right: A photo collage of Hassanein Hiridjee, Geoffrey Donnels Oketayot, and Ronald Onzia. Hiridjee, together with Towerco of Africa Uganda, had sought to stay proceedings or refer a multimillion-dollar shareholder dispute to a UK court. However, court rejected the pleadings that Oketayot, Onzia, and another shareholder, George Arthur Ssamula, had strongly opposed.

    Ugandan Court Rejects Towerco Bid to Shift Dispute to UK, Citing Fraud Allegations and Public Policy

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryOctober 24, 2025October 23, 2025

    In a ruling that reinforces Ugandan courts’ discretion to retain jurisdiction over disputes relating to alleged illegality, Justice Patience Rubagumya of the Commercial Division of the High Court declined to…

    Uganda telecom tower ownership dispute: Ubuntu Towers founders Geoffrey Donnels Oketayot, Ronald Onzia, and George Arthur Ssamula in legal battle with TowerCo of Africa Ltd (Mauritius) led by billionaire Hassanein Hiridjee, over alleged fraudulent share acquisition, corporate oppression, and takeover of Ubuntu Towers (later renamed TowerCo of Africa Uganda). Case involves MTN Uganda, Airtel contracts, and ongoing High Court proceedings in Kampala.”

    Ugandan Founders Lock Horns with TowerCo of Africa and Hassanein Hiridjee, its billionaire founder, in High-Stakes Telecom Battle

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StorySeptember 25, 2025September 25, 2025

    In 2019, three Ugandan entrepreneurs — Geoffrey Donnels Oketayot, Ronald Onzia, and George Arthur Ssamula — set out to disrupt the telecom tower industry by founding Ubuntu Towers Uganda Ltd….

    Ubuntu Towers acquired by Madagascan billionaire; to rebrand to Towerco Africa

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryJanuary 28, 2023January 28, 2023

    Tower Corporation of Africa (Tower Co Africa), a company incorporated in Port Louis, Mauritius has acquired 90% of Ubuntu Towers Uganda Limited (UBUNTU). Tower Co Africa is a wholly-owned subsidiary…

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