Kiiza David Maclaren

- Full List Of Uganda's Top Employees In June, Red Pepper in its pages published that whereas the Pope is paid one silver coin per year to run the Catholic Church,some Chief Executive Officers in Uganda get such huge salaries to run small companies that you wonder whether their firms are keeping any money for a rainy day.This salary story created hubbub in the public and even in corridors of power as a shocking stunt of the year. Top on the list of CEOs was Paul Mare, formerly Managing Director of Umeme who was getting a staggering Shs.114m every month. He was closely followed by Ricardo Fonsenca, the Managing Director at the British American Tobacco who earns a cool Shs.80m. Number 3 in the best paid catalogue is Seambelar Pedro, the Argentine Area Leaf Growing Manager at BATU who earns Shs.57m every month. The article that examined the wages picked by some of the leading executives in Kampala left several in a fit, many excited and others simply stunned. Feed back at the time...

List of wealthiest people in Uganda The per capita income in Uganda in 2012 was approximately US$490 annually. An estimated 25% of the 35,000,000 Ugandans live on less than US$1.00 per day. Under those circumstances, wealth accumulation that would not merit mention in wealthier communities attracts a lot of attention in Ugandan circles. Compiled here is a list of individuals in Uganda whose accumulated assets are known to be markedly above the rest of the individuals in the country. The list is not exhaustive and net worth values are hard to determine. The list is divided into seven classes of wealthy individuals: The New Money Class - Acquired their wealth within the last fifteen years. The Young Entrepreneurs - Less than fifty years old. The Executive Class - CEO 's and Managing Directors of government departments and private firms. The Expatriates - Non-Ugandans (Some in this class may have dual citizenship ). The Pastor...