Paul Murungi

In this interview with CEO East Africa Magazine, Lilliane Mwandha Byarugaba, Sector Head: Food and Agriculture at Equity Bank, discusses the bank's agricultural lending strategy, the opportunities in financing businesses from inputs to exports, alternatives to conventional collateral, and the partnerships intended to widen access to credit. What does your role entail, and how does food and agriculture fit into Equity Bank's approach to serving customers? I am responsible for the bank's strategy on food and agriculture. At Equity Bank, we serve our clients through sectors, including education, health, tourism, trade and manufacturing. Food and agriculture is one of those

Bank of Uganda's provisions for legal proceedings rose to UGX60.2 billion in the year ended June 30, 2026, while a separate indemnity arising from the Crane Bank transaction left the central bank with a contingent liability whose exact amount it says cannot be reliably estimated. The disclosures appear in BoU's Annual Report for 2025/26, which records increased provisions for legal obligations alongside continuing proceedings concerning the resolution and liquidation of former banks. The report does not identify which individual cases account for the increase in provisions or establish how much, if any, relates to the bank-closure disputes disclosed separately. Among

Behind Uganda's expanding digital payments market lies unfinished regulatory work. Bank of Uganda records fintech concerns about licensing timelines

Can her governance reset unlock Uganda's energy and minerals ambitions? The departure of two senior board figures at the Uganda National Mining Company has opened an early test of Dr Monica Musenero's leadership at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development: whether putting its institutions in order can help turn Uganda's considerable resource ambitions into results. Board chairperson James Mukasa Sebugenyi resigned, vice-chairperson James Byagaba's appointment was terminated, and former Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka was appointed acting chairperson. The changes accompany a governance recovery programme at a company expected to play an important role in Uganda's mineral development. CEO East

Aliko Dangote plans to invest US$1.5 billion in expanding Kenya Pipeline Company's network after acquiring a 25 percent stake, positioning the infrastructure at the centre of his ambition to distribute refined petroleum products across Africa. Speaking at the Financial Times Africa Summit in London, the Nigerian industrialist said his company had purchased 4.5 billion shares in Kenya Pipeline for US$335 million, paying a slight premium on the last traded price. According to the Financial Times, the acquisition and planned network expansion form part of a wider strategy to connect Dangote's refining operations with storage facilities and distribution infrastructure serving markets

An approved €650 million package and a proposed €150 million OPEC Fund facility are advancing Uganda's railway financing effort.

Geneva-based Oryx Energies has signed an agreement to sell its Tanzanian downstream oil business to Edha Nahdi's Amsons Group, in a deal that will expand the Tanzanian conglomerate's fuel storage, distribution and retail operations. The deal reported at approximately US$230 million covers retail service stations, storage terminals and distribution infrastructure. However, completion remains subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions, according to Oryx's announcement dated October 16, 2026. The company will continue operating the business as usual while those requirements are fulfilled. The acquisition is expected to increase Amsons' fuel storage capacity from 300,000 to 800,000 metric tonnes and

In conversation with CEO East Africa's Paul Murungi, Peter Bintu, Head of National Content at the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), explains how the company is promoting Ugandan participation through procurement, employment, skills training and agriculture.

As Uganda reflects on its identity and aspirations during the Independence season, Pearl Bank is building an identity around what Uganda is known or fondly referred to, the Pearl of Africa exploring the promise behind the rebrand, connecting banking with the growth and prosperity of Ugandans.

A transformer can be replaced. Confidence takes longer. In her attempt to explain Uganda's persistent power outages, Eng. Joselynne Rwabwogo offers an unusually candid account of a distribution network under strain. She is less forthcoming about the decisions that allowed it to reach that condition—and the changes needed to stop the deterioration. “Almost everywhere I go, I am asked the same question: Why does our electricity keep going off?” says the acting managing director of Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL). Her answer is straightforward. More customers are drawing more electricity through equipment that has not been upgraded quickly enough.