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Kenneth Kisambira, United Bank for Africa Uganda Managing Director/CEO

Who is Kenneth Kisambira, the new United Bank for Africa Uganda Managing Director & CEO?

United Bank for Africa (UBA) has appointed Kenneth Kisambira as its Managing Director/CEO for Uganda. Mr. Kisambira, who was previously the Executive Director since June 2022, replaces Ms. Chioma Mang, who has

November 27, 2024

C-Suite Leadership·Company News·The Big Story

Left-Right: Wilbrod Owor, the UBA Executive Director; Mrs. Mona Ssebuliba Muguma, the CEO of aBi Finance; Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego, the Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor and Julius Kakeeto, the Chief Executive Officer of PostBank Uganda and Chairman of UBA launch the Banking Industry ESG Framework.

Ugandan banking industry makes bold ESG move⏤ launches first-ever industry guiding framework

To guide and accelerate the standardised adoption of Environmental Social Governance (ESG) best practices, the Uganda banking industry, under the Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA), has launched and committed to jointly implementing an

June 5, 2024

Business & Markets·News & Analysis·The Big Story

Following Chioma Mang's (right) decline, the CBN has since hired Nnenna Anyim Okoro (left) from Stanbic IBTC as Executive Director for Keystone Bank.

UBA Uganda’s Chioma Mang turns down Central Bank of Nigeria’s appointment as ED of troubled Keystone Bank

Chioma A. Mang, the Managing Director/CEO of United Bank for Africa in Uganda, has turned down an appointment by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to take up the Executive Director role

February 13, 2024

Company News·The Big Story

Japhet Aritho the Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) Managing Director

IT and cybersecurity experts poke holes into Airtel Money’s security system; saying it is static, inadequate and still vulnerable to hackers and fraudsters

Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) the mobile money and digital payments arm of Airtel Africa Plc needs to overhaul its outdated mobile money system to a more dynamic and secure system

December 14, 2022

Company News·News & Analysis

Japhet Aritho, the Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited (AMCUL) Chief Executive Officer. PHOTO/Courtesy

How the Airtel Money fraud happened: Chief Executive Officer speaks out on the brazen hack

After the 27th October 2022, digital fraud incident in which a number of banks lost several billions of shillings from their Airtel Money Wallets (OVAs) held at Airtel Mobile Commerce Uganda Limited

December 14, 2022

Business & Markets·Company News·The Big Story

Kenneth Kisambira appointed UBA Uganda Executive Director

Kenneth Kisambira, previously the Head, of Corporate & Commercial Banking at United Bank for Africa (UBA) Uganda, has been promoted to Executive Director- Business. He also joins the Bank board. Kenneth has

December 6, 2022

Company News

Kenneth Kisambira, UBA Uganda's Head Corporate Banking

RISING EXECUTIVES: Kenneth Kisambira Heads Corporate & Commercial Banking at UBA Uganda

Kenneth Kisambira is the Head, Corporate & Commercial Banking at UBA Uganda since June of 2021 He has served in this position for slightly over one year. Kenneth is a Herriot-Watt alumni

July 20, 2022

News & Analysis

(Left-Right), the new UBA Executive Committee, Sarah Arapta, CEO, Citibank Uganda (Chairperson); Julius Kakeeto, the CEO, of Post Bank Uganda, (Vice-Chairman); Shem Kakembo, the CEO, of EFC Uganda (Treasurer); Raj Kumar Meena, CEO, of Bank of Baroda (Auditor); Olalekan Sanusi, CEO, of Guaranty Trust Bank and James Onyutta, CEO, of FINCA (U), (Committee Members).

PROFILES: Who is who on the new Uganda Bankers’ Association Executive Committee?

Arapta takes over from Mathias Katamba, the Managing Director of dfcu Bank, whose two-year term (2020 and 2021) has elapsed. Arapta has been Katamba’s deputy on the outgoing committee which also included

May 17, 2022

Company News·News & Analysis

Mathias Katamba the outgoing UBA Chairman (2nd right), hands over the UBA 2021 Annual Report to the incoming Chairperson, Sarah Arapta (right).

Mathias Katamba’s term as Bankers’ Association Chairman ends on a high as Citibank’s Arapta elected the new chairperson

Members of the Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA) held their Annual General Meeting on the 13th of May 2022 and elected Sarah Arapta, as the new Chairperson of the association’s Executive Committee. Arapta,

May 17, 2022

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