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…
A conversation with a village boy about his big dream…
Twaha Baguma is 25 years old. At this age, he has already experienced a lot. He speaks with nostalgia and tells stories of life’s struggles and places like a 75-year-old diplomat, who made a career traversing the world! His world has been visiting all villages in Uganda. He knows Moroto town in Karamoja, the way he knows Bushenyi district and Gulu. He knows the biting poverty and the few people who have it all. Some of the achievements he is proud of are; The father of one boy, aged four years. Uganda Certificate of Education. a driving permit, Class B,…
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…
A lesson Ugandans need to learn from COVID 19 is to plan for a bad day even when it may take one thousand to happen!
The value of strategic planning and self-discipline are points that most Ugandans have delegated to some category of people, yet we all need these qualities at all times. There are things we learn in school while others are out of common sense. We need to keep in mind that without self-discipline, self-motivation, a culture of financial saving and strategic planning; then we are in for a rude shock. Some of us never thought that one day we could find ourselves living in bad days almost every day. Were most of us prepared to face these bad day? The answer…
Covid19 updates; government sets up an online portal
In response to calls for unified communication and an online portal for timely updates on the state o f#covid19, the government has established an online portal for #covid19 updates. To access the portal, visit here. The portal provides all the information about the situation of #covid19 in Uganda, the total reported cases, confirmed cases and death. Thus far, Uganda has not registered any death out of the 14 reported confirmed cases. I must say the portal is well organized and provides most of the information the public would like to know on the state of the #covid19. However, what is…
Tools of academic giants: home study tips
There are several tools for winning students. However, the following seven tools stand out for me. If you have ever been to Munteme, you know two hills define the village narrative. On the left, is Munteme Fatima College (MUFACO). On the right, is Munteme Technical (TECO). You have a choice of which hill to take. During our time, around the late 1980s and early 1990s, Munteme Technical School, one of the leading vocational institutions in Hoima, and Uganda as a whole was a career game-changer. Anyone who graduated from TECO succeeded. Students had options of taking mechanics, carpentry, masonry to…
