Have you ever watched a crack in the wall and thought, “It’s nothing, just cosmetic”? Weeks later, the same crack widens, swallowing paint, bricks, and peace of mind. That’s how risk works. The small ones you ignore are the ones …
What is more dangerous, a lion you see charging at you, or a snake coiled silently under your chair? Every boardroom I enter is filled with executives boasting about the lions they’ve slain. Fraud? They have auditors. Cybersecurity? Firewalls in …
On 7th November 2024, a well-known humanitarian NGO in Kampala discovered that donor funds, meant for a maternal health project in Lira, had mysteriously dwindled. Bank statements showed UGX 1.6 billion disbursed to “beneficiary suppliers.” Yet on the ground, no …
It was a Wednesday morning in June 2024 when a mid-sized bank woke up to a nightmare. The ATMs in Ntinda and Kabalagala were spitting out cash in irregular amounts. Customers were lining up, bewildered, some receiving double withdrawals while …
The early morning storm. On 12th September 2023, a sudden downpour turned Kampala Road into a river. While taxi drivers cursed and boda riders fought for shelter, a quiet disaster unfolded in the basement of a city-centre insurance company. Their …
The Tuesday morning breach On Tuesday, 13th February 2024, at exactly 9:18 a.m., a finance officer at a local SME clicked on an email link that looked routine, a “payment confirmation” from a well-known shipping partner. The email address matched …
On 4th September 2023, leaders at the agribusiness cooperative approved a UGX 280 million loan to a long-standing distribution partner. The justification was simple: the partner had been with them for 11 years, always paid on time, and was “part …
At 10:42 a.m. on Thursday, 18th January 2024, the operations manager of a large regional logistics company opened an email that appeared to come from their insurance partner. The subject line read: “Renewal Quotation for 2024 Coverage – Urgent Action …
On a Tuesday morning in March 2024, a procurement officer at a mid-sized local manufacturing company approved what looked like a routine payment to a long-time supplier of spare parts. The supplier had been with the company for over 12 …
“The attackers are not coming. They are already inside, and they are faster than you.” In March 2025, a mid-sized SACCO in central Uganda noticed something odd. An internal report had been edited at 2:13 AM by someone who was …