By The Ortega Group There’s a lecture that changes how you see everything. For our team, it came during a Global Economics class at Strathmore, when the lecturer delivered what seemed like a simple closing statement: “If we speak of
By Moses Kaketo Have you been to Kampala & its surrounding areas of late? There is something new & exciting. Bread House (BH) is a rapidly expanding brand that you have undoubtedly recognised. With the motto “Baked today, sold today,” The BH is Kampala’s well-known confectionery brand specialised in producing & marketing premium, fresh bread and related goods. They claim to be “probably the best bread in Uganda.” They really do mean it. Bread House has registered phenomenal growth in the recent past. The BH is not selling imported bread; (Ugandans tend to attach too much importance to imported goods). They are
By Ian Ortega One of the most-poorly taught units at university was Material Science. As a Mechanical Engineering student, I felt ripped off. At the time, the only option was to scavenge Youtube, and textbooks to find a better approach. But that didn’t really help the case. When it came
By Diageo Corporate Team The Board of Directors of East African Breweries PLC (EABL) has today announced that Diageo PLC has agreed to sell its majority stake in EABL and its shareholding in the Kenyan spirits business, UDV (Kenya) Limited to Asahi Group Holdings. This acquisition of EABL represents the
By Diageo Corporate Team The Board of Directors of East African Breweries PLC (EABL) has today announced that Diageo PLC has agreed to sell its majority stake in EABL and its shareholding in the Kenyan spirits business, UDV (Kenya) Limited to Asahi Group Holdings. This acquisition of EABL represents the
By Moses Kaketo Sun King‘s success & bankability is a proof low-end & unbanked are an investable asset class.Just recently SunKing secured $40m Equity Round from Lightrock . The investment will support the provider of off-grid solar energy products, to fuel expansion of decentralised solar energy systems across Africa &
By Moses Kaketo Sun King‘s success & bankability is a proof low-end & unbanked are an investable asset class.Just recently SunKing secured $40m Equity Round from Lightrock . The investment will support the provider of off-grid solar energy products, to fuel expansion of decentralised solar energy systems across Africa &
By Moses Kaketo Vodacom Group has taken a decisive step to strengthen its position in East Africa with a multibillion‑rand agreement that would increase its ownership of Safaricom from 35 percent to 55 percent, pending regulatory approval. The deal, valued at $2.1 billion. A powerful Kenyan family: some Kenyan Central
By Moses Kaketo Vodacom Group has taken a decisive step to strengthen its position in East Africa with a multibillion‑rand agreement that would increase its ownership of Safaricom from 35 percent to 55 percent, pending regulatory approval. The deal, valued at $2.1 billion. A powerful Kenyan family: some Kenyan Central
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