Business

By Joe Powell Corruption continues to be endemic in Uganda with bribes either solicited or expected in a startling 35% of service interactions. The first ever East African Bribery index found that Uganda has the dubious honour of having the highest impact bribery in the region. This is measured by …

  By Patrick Kagenda The first ever Chinese run Television station is set to open shop in Uganda in the next one month. Star TV, which is to operate pay TV services, is to begin testing its signal soon. ‘We have already given them license and we should expect them …

By Patrick Kagenda When the European Union last week donated 30 million Euros (Shs 87billion) to the Uganda government, its emphasis was less on the purpose and more on the risk it was taking. The money is part of the 175 million Euro (Shs511billion) to be disbursed in six phases, …

By Molly Lister Mobile growth has shaped the past ten years, but broadband will shape the next ten years. An ITU Human Capacity Development Forum for Africa held in Kampala on July 8-10, 2009 addressed Africa’s readiness for broadband. Clive Shepherd, an expert in human resource development, says the ICT …

By Patrick Kagenda After spending over one month making headlines in the African media, the impending sale of Zain Africa operations to Vivendi the French entertainment group appears to have been concluded. Business daily Africa of Kenya Saturday 4 July said Zain has been sold. “Europe’s largest entertainment group Vivendi, …

By Mubatsi Asinja Habati and Patrick Kagenda Telecoms, government challenged to grab opportunity in fibre optic cable Since the Kenyan government announced the landing of The East African Marine Systems (TEAMS) fibre-optic cable at Mombasa in mid-June, excitement has mounted over the anticipated switch from the more expensive and unreliable …

By Patrick Kagenda AYA Group, which started 10 years ago, has become as a household name in the wheat flour business. It has diversified into bakery, biscuit manufacturing, transport, and now is involved in the hotel industry. AYA is the brain behind the famous Hilton Hotel which has become a …

By The Independent Reporters Nile Breweries Ltd posted a 20% growth in domestic sales volumes in the year to March 2009 driven by the redesign of bottles for their brand and a reduction in excise duty on economy brands.Managing Director, Nick Jenkinson noted that the company that brews Nile Special …

Agencies In this article from Ratio Magazine, Andrea Bohnstedt speaks to Duncan Clarke, the Chairman and CEO of Global Pacific and Partners (GP&P), about Uganda’s emerging hydrocarbon sector, the creation of local refining capacity, and prospects for the sector in East Africa. Developments in Uganda’s petroleum sector have accelerated recently, …

By Patrick Kagenda What is your day like? I wake up at 5 am, read my email, make a few communications and by 6:45am take my children to school. By 7:45am I am at the shop. After ensuring that all the shops are open and every thing is in order, …