If you don’t get out and try new things, you will never learn. I learnt a lot in three hours during and just before the AGM, than I’ve done in over a year. The experience was terrific. I conducted my first AGM on 15th Nov 2013, at the Institute of Corporate Governance’s 11th annual general meeting, held at Grand Imperial Hotel. As leaders in corporate governance, ICGU practices what it preaches. The ICGU membership is made up some of the top business executives. I needed to be at my best. How do you present to such membership with fluency in…
UMEME scoops gold award at the FiRe awards
Umeme has scooped the Gold award at the 3rd annual Financial Reporting (FiRe) awards out of the 64 entries for this year’s awards organized by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) which run under the theme “Financial Reporting: value addition through Transparency.” It was closely followed by Centenary bank with the silver award and Lion Assurance with the bronze award. National water and sewerage Coporation won the public sector financial reporting award followed by NSSF as the second runner. This year’s awards registered a 63% rise in entries which is a testament to a hunger by accountants…
Are you secure? Here are tips for your personal security
The recent terrorist attacks call for vigilance and improved physical security. As the Holiday season nears, so are tricksters, fraudsters and criminals waiting quietly to snatch from you that hard earned livelihood. Keep guard. Below find insights useful to your physical and personal security. Before you improve your physical security, you must first be alert. First secure yourself, before you can secure others. You become a target, because you’re a person of interest (POI). If you keep a lot of money at hand, and you let people know about it, you will surely be a subject of interest. Rule #1:…
Kyambogo top honchos return varsity to government
Kyambogo University council has decided to hand over the institution to the government after admitting failure to strike a deal between the lecturers and the vice chancellor Professor Isaiah Ndiege. The Council which is the university’s top decision making body in a meeting on Friday evening agreed that the Education ministry intervenes to either close the university, suspend Professor Ndiege, or expel the striking staff who do not want to work under the vice chancellor. This follows the three day ultimatum which was given to the University Council by the Junior Education Minister Charles Bakabulindi, to resolve the ongoing issues…
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 President of the richest country in Africa, South Africa. He chose otherwise. He stepped aside from the Presidency at the time everyone wanted him to be the President. Despite the suffering he had gone through in jail, he never used the state machinery at his disposal to revenge anyone. Instead, he asked for forgiveness. Very few men can do that. And Nelson Mandela’s personal credo is special. Proud that our lifetime has had…
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 MTN, as the Cranes sponsor by the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA), is likely to be one of the worst decisions for the national team. It is so disappointing to have leaders taking decisions without having put the issues at hand into perspective. Let’s examine what makes a great sponsorship deal or a great sponsor. 1. Aggressive marketing – a great sports sponsor not only promotes, mobilizes. MTN did it! MTN U made the Uganda Cranes brand visible…
