The East African | by Kabona Esiara
When Sylvia Mulinge takes over as chief executive officer at MTN Uganda on September 1, she will have her work cut out.
Her appointment comes at a time when the country’s business environment is turbulent, and specifically, telecommunication sector that is grappling with increasing operational costs from high fuel prices, depreciation of the shilling, inflationary pressures and persistent power outages.
According to the outgoing CEO Wim Vanhelleputte, these factors will continue to impact consumer spending as well as input costs for the business…