The first ever social media festival is scheduled to take place on Saturday 25th January 2020 at Silver Springs Hotel Gardens in Bugolobi. In this interview, Amon Baita (pictured) the Marketing Head, Social Media FestUg shares more about the event and why you must find time to be part of
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The newly appointed State Minister for Fisheries, Hellen Adoa (pictured above) is an amiable Member of Parliament. However, since her appointment getting to interview her has not been a walk in the park. This reporter with relentless effort finally caught up with the Minister on Saturday night and had an
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Jean Byamugisha, the Executive Director at Uganda Hotel Owners Association (UHOA) is not only knowledgeable about hotel and tourism sectors, but also passionate about them. UHOA is currently composed of 520 members. In an exclusive interview with Business Focus, Byamugisha (in featured photo above) assesses the performance of the hotel
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Orient Bank’s Business Academy is increasingly shaping blossoming entrepreneurs through hands-on training with the aim of growing small businesses into bigger ones, albeit sustainably. Business Focus’ Taddewo William Senyonyi interviewed Emmanuel Njuki (in featured photo), the Head of Orient Business Academy, who also doubles as the Corporate Communications and Marketing
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has called his leading critic, musician-turned-politician, Bobi Wine, an "enemy of the country's prosperity", in an interview with the BBC. The 36-year-old, affectionately known as the "ghetto president" has been a thorn in the side of Mr Museveni since his election as MP in 2017. Bobi
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Agilis Partners is Uganda’s largest maize and oilseed farming company and a leading exporter of grains from Uganda to the East African region. Agilis Partners Uganda, an initiative of American investors is made up of Asili Farms and the Joseph Initiative Ltd. The Group does its farming activities in Masindi
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Education in Uganda, like in many other sectors, is undergoing through a transformation that needs tailor-made teaching packages and solutions to keep up with the times. And in a country like Uganda where government liberalized almost all sectors, much of this transformation in the education sector is being spearheaded by
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Kikagati hydro power project is a 14 megawatts venture located along River Kagera at the Uganda-Tanzania border. The project attained financial closure last week, meaning that investors have agreed to invest a total of $87m (about sh320b) into development of the project. Robert Kasande, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry
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Rakesh Jha, who has been the Managing Director of Barclays Bank Uganda for the last five years, will leave the financial institution in August this year. The Bank’s Board has appointed Mian Nazim Mahmood as his successor in Interim capacity. During his tenure at the bank, Barclays’ total assets grew
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In 2007, dfcu, one of Uganda’s largest banks by assets launched the Women in Business programme. The programme has since grown to touch the lives of thousands of women entrepreneurs in various fields. In an exclusive interview with Business Focus, Victoria Byenkya (in featured photo), the Manager for the programme
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