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Nelson Mandela (1918 – 2013): Your legacy lives on
He served jail for 27 years. Upon his release, he became president. He served only one (1) term. If he so wished, he would have died as...
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Is Uganda Cranes’ choice of Airtel the best?
Great leaders don’t take decisions based on financial reasons alone. They consider several factors and options. The choice of Airtel over...
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Don’t give up
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison Getting...
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An interview with Barnabas R. Tumusingize, one of the top lawyers
Barnabas Tumusingize is an enrolled member of the Uganda Law Society, the East African Law Society and International Bar Association (IBA)...
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Establish a National Data Centre
What will Uganda look like in the next 50 years? A lot has been said of our past. It is now time to focus on planning for the future...
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“We’ve a strategy”, UTL clarifies
I just received a clarification from UTL’s m-sente manager (041433377x) in response to my earlier post today titled. UTL still doesn’t get...
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UTL still doesn’t get it
This morning, I got a call from UTL’s m-sente (UTL’s mobile money service) marketing officer. She called my mobile using their office line...
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Towards a secure communication in Uganda’s banking industry; a presentation to CEOs of financial institutions in Uganda
This is a summary of my presentation to bank CEOs at an event organized by the Uganda Bankers Association onFriday 11th October 2013, at...
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Loan fraud in a bank, part 2: here is how internal staff loan fraud was uncovered
Continued from part 1. Just to recap part 1, loan officers in a bank created fictitious loan applications, got the loans and withdrew the...
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Loan fraud in a bank, part 1: here is how internal staff commit loan fraud
After several years of investigating fraud, I have come to the realization that in many cases, internal staff are involved in one way or...
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Don’t live beyond your means
The biggest financial challenge is living beyond your means. You could attribute this extravagant life style to our society. As one rich...
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Boardroom politics killing institutions in Uganda
When you get the opportunity of being a board member, you realize how boardroom politics is the number one killer of businesses. The most...
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Uganda’s construction industry mourns Roko Construction Ltd’s Founder
Kampala, 13th Nov 2013: Uganda has lost a top entrepreneur, Mr. Rainer Koehler, the founder of Roko Construction Company Limited, who died...
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Google honors Uganda’s 51st Independence day! What a journey it has been?
What a better Independence Day GIFT than finding a Google doodle on the front page of thehttps://www.google.com! If you used a Uganda IP...
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Bluffing at a job interviews: this guy is a disgrace!
I am always privileged to assist companies when recruiting their top managers. After attending several selection interviews, it is clear...
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Sukulu phosphate plant to create 1,000 jobs
The Government in partnership with China is to create over 1,000 jobs at the completion of the new Sukulu phosphates factory in Tororo...
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Here is how you can respect others and succeed
One of the values of successful and eminent people is respect. They respect themselves and those they interact with. You too, must respect...
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Ugx.256 billions passed for the youth
Parliament has approved the new Ugx.265 billion youth venture fund, a five-year development programme that seeks to combat poverty and...
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Need a forensic lab? Here is how to justify funds for it…
If you work in Internal audit department, below are ideas on how you can have your Audit committee commit funds to establishing a robust...
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MPs want finance probed over Ugx1,300 billions
MPs on the parliamentary committee of finance have ordered an investigation into the circumstances under which the finance ministry signed...
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Pupils sent away as teachers’ strikes continue
Several government schools were by yesterday forced to close temporarily as teachers stayed away from class for the third day and the...
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Corporate mafia, voodoo or laziness: why are Ugandans not making it to CEOs?
The domination of Kenya in East Africa’s economy is obvious. A survey carried out by Summit Business reveals that foreign CEOs, especially...
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Government loses Shs107.8b in inflated Internet deal
Taxpayers have lost $41.8 million (more than Shs107.8billion) in an internet deal awarded to a Chinese company without competitive bidding....
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KCCA, contractor differ on Nakivubo
Ham enterprises limited has defied Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) directive to stop the construction of lock-up shops in place of a...
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