Marriages are some of the very good institutions you can join. Some people say marriage is a bad institution. That is their opinion. As I have always said, life is about making choices. Many times, we want to bring our points of view and impose them onto others. Like mothers of faith, marriage is your personal choice. You should start thinking about marriage if family background and culture value a married person as more responsible and serious. Most importantly, when it comes to marriages, you have a lot of time when you are still young until you marry. You have…
Sales skills
In the past couple of months, I have been travelling a lot and I think some of the critical skills you need in your life is exposure. When you travel, your world changes. You can see what good looks like. Many people are out there feeling they are doing very well, just because they do not know what great actually looks like. If you have money, how do you enjoy it? Please travel, explore and learn. I was in Kigali recently with my friend Alex. After attending the Smart Cities Conference, we decided to move around to explore the city.…
Powerful language
How do you use powerful examples and analogies to drive your point home in your communication? Yesterday, I was looking for someone to help with small fixes in my car. I drive a Subaru sport. When I called this mechanic, said I have been referred to you as a very good Subaru mechanic. He replied, “If you need somebody who understands Subarus like a fish in water, I am the guy. I will come, check your Subaru and ensure everything is fine by the time I leave. You will enjoy your Subaru as it is new.” It was so clear…
Rethinking insurance: Mustapha’s keynote at the Insurance CEO’s forum
What is the unoccupied space in the insurance sector? As a CEO, do you move around trying to take on occupied spaces and struggle with the person to unseat them? Or you move around, identify, settle and take control of the unoccupied seats? I don’t know about you. When I was still young, I loved playing football. Now I just watch it. At the playground, I occupied the striker position – no.9. Football is a simple and beautiful game. The rules are clear; score as many goals and do not concede. If you look at football and the insurance sector…
Transforming Moroto: my vision for Karamoja region
The culture is great. The people are exceptional. And the surprises are many. If you are a leader from Karamoja, what would be your vision? How would you transform Karamoja into a modern enterprise? All leaders have grand aspirations for growth. You need electric power. Piped water. Great roads. And all infrastructure for growth. But mere wishing is cheap. Even a primary kid dreams of flying inan airplane one day. As a leader, you must think in reality mode. Dream big but within context of the current realities. One of the biggest challenges of Karamoja, just like other regionsof Uganda,…
Privacy vs Security wars
Cases involving abuse of unregistered mobile phones abound. From banking to insurance frauds, social media abuse to family breakdown, the need to fix cyber security challenges fueled by unregistered mobile phone usage is urgent. Safeguarding cybersecurity is a bit like trying to keep an infectious disease at bay. You do all your best, but the disease persists. You must make 100% extermination, else the disease will never go away. Cyber threats pose one of the gravest national dangers to Uganda. The country needs to get much better at protecting herself and the citizens. The recent unsolved high profile murders have…

















