Tag Archives: Patrick Kagenda

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 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, …

By Patrick Kagenda The Independent’s Patrick Kagenda talked to Noah Senyondo the Public Relations Officer at HB Matovu Property Consultants about their new concept in the real estate sector. What makes HB property consultants unique? At HB Property Consultants we are for the ordinary Ugandans to acquire property. Our package …

By Patrick Kagenda & Agencies A report revealing the economic and social contribution made by Nile Breweries limited (a subsidiary to SABMiller plc) to Uganda was last week released at the Africa World Economic Forum. Nile Breweries supports over 44,000 jobs in Uganda directly or indirectly, according to a report …

By Patrick Kagenda What is your day like? I am a religious man, I wake up at 5 am in the morning, have a short prayer; go to the gym, and by 6:30 am, tea is ready on my breakfast table. I personally arrange for my kids to take them …

By Patrick Kagenda As Zain (U) last week launched its Zap Mobile Commerce, a mobile phone based money transfer servicein Uganda in partnership with Standard Chartered Bank, in neighbouring Kenya Safaricom was launchinga similar service, Hello Money in partnership with Barclays Bank (K) Ltd. In Uganda, Standard Chartered Bank becomes …

By Patrick Kagenda The along awaited oil pipeline could be complete by the end of the year if everything goes according to plan. The Independents Patrick Kagenda talked to the State minister for Energy, Simon D`ujanga on the progress made. There are many types of Tamoil i.e. Tamoil Libya, Tamoil …

By Patrick Kagenda Finance Minister Syda Bumba will read her maiden budget speech to the nation on June 11, 2009. With an economy hit hard by the global financial meltdown, a depreciating shilling, low exports, spiraling unemployment and biting poverty, the minister will need to pull off a delicate balance …

By Patrick Kagenda New ferry raises Uganda’s hope of sailing big on Lake Victoria Since the defunct Uganda Railways Corporation’s marine vessel MV Kabalega, which sunk on Lake Victoria after a collision with its sister ship MV Kawa on May 8, 2005 and the grounding of both MV Pamba and …