To error is human. So is Mathew Kanyamunyu. But it takes a confident good man to acknowledge their ommissions and commissions by seeking forgiveness. When you are driving a fantastic car, with a beautiful girlfriend in your company, and a handgun to boot, one may easily become intoxicated with superficial power. There is always that urge to get people who do not know you, to know you there and then. In many cases, it could be fatal. And that is how Mathew Kanyamunyu found himself in a case that is not easy to reverse or get away from. Human…
Uganda renews MTN’s SNO license at a fee of US $100m
After long negotiations, MTN Uganda paid the US $100m, appropriately Ugx. 371 billion, in full to Uganda Government for license renewal. Download: MTN to list Experts push for innovation fund MTN is Uganda’s Second National Operator (SNO), and the license took effect on July 1st, 2020. For some time over the years, MTN experienced some run-ins with the government which culminated in the infamous raid of the MTN’s data center in Mutundwe by Uganda’s Internal Security Organisation on July 2nd, 2018, exactly two years ago, on allegations of a tax dispute. The license renewal is a vote of confidence by…
George Floyd: the man who ignited a revolution with “I can’t breathe” last words
It is never too late to make a difference. After 46 years on earth, the world got to George Floyd in 2020 following his untimely death in the hands of a one, Derek Chauvin, the man who continued to increase pressure on George Floyd’s neck as the victim begged for breath for 8 minutes and 26 seconds. And who would have imagined that a mere black American, a bouncer, would become the face of a revolution and activism against racial injustices not only in America but globally? George Floyd memorial was held on 4th June 2020. It featured great speakers…
Let’s save Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is the second largest freshwater lake by surface area in the world, it harbours immense natural resources including fisheries, forests, wetlands and is a major source of livelihoods to more than forty million people around it in three countries (Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania) and home to about 400 species of fish and a major source of livelihoods of more than forty million people around it in the three countries. With a rising population around the lake, new hurdles have emerged and required urgent intervention by policymakers, conservationists and other stakeholders to rescue this wonderful lake. Polluted water mostly…
Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda wins Big in the High Court
Hon. Justice Ssekaana Musa has ruled that “the inclusion of pharmacies and drug stores among the areas of issuance of trading licenses is illegal and contrary to the National Drug Policy and Authority Act and it conflicts which specific legislation. Where two legislations conflict i.e between general legislation and specific legislation, the specific legislation overrides the general legislation on the subject matter. Generaliabus specialia derogant or Generalia specialibus non derogant. No latter general Act can prevail over an earlier special Act. Meaning general things do not derogate from special things. See Eaton Towers Uganda Limited v Attorney General & Jinja…
PRESS RELEASE: Summit Consulting appoints a new Director: Pius Babyesiza
KAMPALA – 1st May 2020. Summit Consulting Ltd, summitcl.com, a professional services firm offering proactive forensics and fraud management services, corporate strategy, and risk advisory and IT security services is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Director, Pius Babyesiza. Pius is a Chartered Accountant and Change Management Expert with more than 13 years of experience in finance, leadership, and fraud risk management. Pius started his career at Ernst & Young CPAs and his outstanding work has taken him to various companies in different sectors including agriculture, energy, manufacturing, and finance. Before joining Summit Consulting, he served as Chief…
