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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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Museveni: Bobi Wine Is An Enemy Of Uganda’s Prosperity

BusinessFocus Reporter October 18, 2019October 18, 20191

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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INTERVIEW: Founder Of Uganda’s Largest Maize Farm Speaks Out On Their Success Story

Taddewo William Senyonyi September 28, 2019September 28, 20190

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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INTERVIEW: How Dr. Krishna Sharma Is Fast-Transforming Victoria University

BusinessFocus Reporter September 18, 2019September 18, 20190

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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Why Shs320bn Kikagati Hydro Project Is Special

BusinessFocus Reporter August 16, 2019August 16, 20190

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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INTERVIEW: Outgoing Barclays Boss Speaks Out On His 5 Years In Uganda, Future Of Banking Industry

Taddewo William Senyonyi July 23, 2019July 23, 20190

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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INTERVIEW: How dfcu Is Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

Taddewo William Senyonyi July 22, 2019July 22, 20190

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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Saudi Arabia Based Supervisor Speaks Out On Status Of Ugandan Domestic Workers

BusinessFocus Reporter July 12, 2019July 12, 20191

Ugandan Supervisor based in Saudi Arabia has spoken out on the situation of Ugandan domestic workers (housemaids) in the Middle East Country. Ahmed Sharif Nsamba, who is attached to Ingaz Recruitment Company based in Saudi Arabia, says he is supervising Ugandan workers for four recruitment companies in Uganda; he is

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Mafabi Backs Anite On UTL Saga, Reveals Untold Rot At Telecom Firm

BusinessFocus Reporter July 4, 2019July 4, 20190

Budadiri West lawmaker, Nandala Mafabi has backed State Minister for Investment, Evelyn Anite in the ongoing fight over management of troubled Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL); saying people running the telecom firm are simply milking it to death. In an interview at Parliament, Mafabi said that Anite is on the right

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THE UNTOLD STORY: How Uganda’s Labour Export Association Is Streamlining The Sector

Taddewo William Senyonyi June 22, 2019June 22, 20190

Uganda’s labour externalization industry is increasingly becoming organized in a move aimed at weeding out unscrupulous dealers that promote acts of human trafficking and fraud. Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies (UAERA), an umbrella body that brings together over 150 labour recruitment and exporting agencies has been at the forefront