In a city where boda boda riders and motorists dodge potholes like a clever hare evading a hunter’s trap, one name often sparks heated debates: Hamis Kiggundu. Known simply as Ham, this youthful businessman has built a vast empire in real estate, agriculture, and more, rising faster than a matooke plant in fertile Buganda soil….
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has lashed out at businessman Hamis Kiggundu for allegedly barricading and developing the Nakivubo Channel without proper authorization. The channel, a critical drainage corridor in Kampala, has been at the center of a heated dispute following Kiggundu’s actions on the night of August 15, which Lukwago had previously warned against….
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has publicly accused businessman Hamis Kiggundu of illegally constructing a structure on the Nakivubo water channel, exacerbating the city’s flooding issues. During a press conference at City Hall, Lukwago declared his intent to halt Kiggundu’s actions, dismissing a KCCA council resolution from April 3, 2025, that permitted Kiggundu’s company, Ham…
If you are a heavily indebted businessperson in Uganda, sinking under the weight of a bank loan with no hope of repaying it, what do you do? For many, they would let the bank foreclose their mortgaged properties and lick their wounds. But if you are of the stature of Hamis Kiggundu, Patrick Bitature, Amos…
In 2013, Haruna Sentongo, an enterprising young businessman, hatched a project that would endear him to his parents. It would also help him keep scores with his more successful and flamboyant brother, Hamis Kiggundu. Sentongo had just opened Haruna Shopping Mall in Ntinda, following his Haruna Towers in Wandegeya Kubiri, and was brimming with business…
