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When Airtel Uganda ushered in a new leadership era in 2024, many employees say they believed a fresh wind was finally blowing through the glass corridors of Airtel Towers in Kampala. The appointment of Managing Director Soumendra Sahu, who succeeded former boss Manoj Murali, was introduced internally as the start of a bold chapter anchored on digital transformation, sharper execution …

A silent war has erupted inside the corridors of the Electricity Regulatory Authority, and what was once celebrated as Africa’s model power regulator is now gripped by succession intrigue, boardroom capture claims, staff rebellion and damning audit queries. At the eye of the storm is Eng. Ziria Tibalwa Waako, whose second and final term ends in March 2027 — but …

After ten years, millions in financing and bold promises to transform Uganda’s business and tourism competitiveness, the Competitiveness and Enterprise Development Project (CEDP) is now under an unforgiving spotlight. The December 2025 Value for Money audit on CEDP has laid bare a troubling pattern of delayed works, underutilised facilities, partially implemented reforms and systems that exist on paper but struggle …

Fresh revelations from the Auditor General’s report as of December 2025 have laid bare deep cracks inside the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), raising tough questions about oversight, accountability and leadership at one of Uganda’s most strategic conservation institutions, RedPepper can exclusively report. Under the Tourism Development Programme, the Auditor General examined the management of concessions at UWA — and what …

The South African unit of one of Nigeria’s largest lenders, Access Bank, has seen an exodus of senior executives amid concerns of a lax compliance regime, with the group roping in its Nigerian executives to steady the ship and put the group on a growth path in Africa’s most industrialised economy. The group in December announced the imminent departure of …

Kampala – Uganda’s science and innovation sector is reeling from mounting allegations of institutional decay, political interference and shadowy management of multi-billion-shilling projects, as fresh details emerge linking recruitment chaos at the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) to a wider governance crisis at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI). At the centre of the storm …

In a dramatic regulatory shake-up that has sent shockwaves through Uganda’s insurance sector, the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) has suspended the licence of CIC Africa Life Assurance Limited, stopping the company from signing up any new customers effective 7th November 2025. In a strongly worded public notice, the Authority warned Ugandans NOT to seek new life insurance products from the …

The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Appeals Tribunal has allowed the case in which Dentons Advocates sued Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) over a 13 billion legal services contract for arbitration proceedings against Umeme Ltd. The Tribunal in its decision delivered on Friday, found irregularities in the evaluation process, including the unlawful alteration of the winning bidder’s …