In all my life, I have always been a pragmatist and a believer. I believe in the silver linings in every dark cloud. I believe in the fact that when lemons are thrown at you, the best option is to think around the many varieties of lime you can make- and if you have some Uganda Waragi, how many neat cocktails you can make with the lime- The emphasis is mine but nonetheless there are very few brands in Uganda that best exemplify the resilience of Uganda and Ugandans than Uganda Waragi which this year, marks its 55th anniversary, but…
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When President Museveni- needed to mobilise Ugandan companies and individuals to support the government’s efforts to fight Covid-19 and its effects, he knew he could rely on one man- Emmanuel Katongole. This April, President Museveni appointed Mr. Katongole to chair a 15-(wo)man committee- to oversee and spearhead fundraising efforts to support government’s fight of the deadly Coronavirus. The committee of eminent persons from the public and private sector, included: Robert Kabushenga, Apollo Makubuya, Dr. Diana Atwine, Bishop Joshua Lwere, Dr. Ian Clarke, Dr. Francis Omaswa, Aga Sekalala, Francis Kamulegeya, Kishor Jobanputra, Patrick Mweheire, Bwoch Gustavus, Keith Muhakanizi and Dorothy Kisaka….
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By Evelyn Atim The world has suddenly woken up to the fact that our greatest strength – our interconnectedness is currently working against us. As of 15th April 2020, the number of confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus worldwide was approaching the 2m mark and death toll tops 120,000. Worldwide, the resources to combat this pandemic are limited; medical personnel, Personal Protective Equipment known as PPE, ventilators and testing kits. In Uganda, the number of reported cases is 55 and is likely to rise over the coming days. As we continue to grapple with the effects and impact of this…
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It is now slightly over three years since AB InBev took over from SABMiller in Uganda. What has been happening? What has changed? How strong are you now as a business compared to before? SABMiller was a decentralized organization while AB InBev is a centralized organization and this is the biggest difference between the two. So we have centralized many processes, particularly processes and roles that are not very market specific, for instance the ‘procure to pay’ and ‘order to cash’ processes. This came with consequences for some of the people working in for instance the finance and procurement teams….
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First of all how did you get introduced to the world of finance? Did you always want to be a finance person when you grew up? How did it all start? Interesting question. I come from a family that is skewed towards accounting- my mum is an accountant and my late dad was a banker. Right from childhood, we all got taught about the principles of ensuring accountability for whatever resources we were given. From a very early age you’d be given some little amounts of funding and you had to say what you did with it- either you saved…
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