Uganda ‘s Automotive Industry flagship Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC), have received the African Company of the Year Award which they won following a continental survey involving the peoples’ of Africa who voted for their preferred companies .
The 12-category awards are organized by the African Leadership Magazine, which is based in the United Kingdom.
According to Africa Magazine the organizers of the awards , over 300, 000 entries were made across social media platforms, as well as submissions via email and physical posts from Africans across the continent and in Diaspora where people voted for the best perfromers.
“The Winners emerged through a keenly contested 3-step points-based selection process that included a call for nomination; a call for online voting for shortlisted nominees; and the editorial board’s final review of the nominations and voting submissions – using supporting evidence and voting considerations in their final decisions to decide the African Business Leadership Awards 2021 winners. The online voting was responsible for sixty-five percentage points and supporting evidence was responsible for 35% in the final selection process for the 2021 winners.”
While receiving the award via zoom, Mr Allan Muhumuza, the Director Sales and Marketing said that the award was an energizing nod to and a recognition of the amazing team at Kiira Motors that is resiliently and selflessly working towards championing value addition in the nascent Automotive Industry in Uganda while creating sustainable mobility solutions in Africa for Africa by Africa.
“I would like to appreciate our friends, partners and ambassadors that took off their time to show their support and participate in the African Business Leadership Awards 2021 and the African Leadership Magazine for this amazing platform to promote innovation, entrepreneurship and development in Africa,” Muhumuza stated .
He also applauded President Yoweri Museveni for his strategic leadership in building the indigenous Automotive Industry in Uganda that has enabled Kiira Motors emerge one of Africa’s leading indigenous automakers who are championing green mobility technologies on the continent .
The other winners
AFRICAN BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR Segun Ogunsanya, CEO, Airtel Africa, Nigeria Winner Simphiwe Tshabalala, CEO, Standard Bank Group, South Africa Runner up
AFRICAN FEMALE BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR Patience Akyianu, Chief Executive Officer, Hollard Group in Ghana Winner Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch, CEO, Aksal Group, Morocco Runner up
AFRICAN REGULATOR OF THE YEAR Poppy Khoza, CEO of the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) Winner Silver Mugisha, CEO Uganda Water and Sewerage Corporation Runner Up Brima Baluwa Koroma, Executive Chairman, Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Sierra Leone Runner up
BUSINESS FRIENDLY GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor, Lagos State, Nigeria Winner Alan Winde, Premier, Western Cape Province, South Africa Runner up
CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR OF THE YEAR Harvesh Kumar Seegolam, Governor, Bank of Mauritius Winner Caroline Abel, Governor, Central Bank of Seychelles Runner up
AFRICA TRADE AND INVESTMENT MINISTER OF THE YEAR Nevin Jameh, Minister of Industry, Trade and Small Industries, Egypt Winner AmadouHott, Minister for the Economy, Planning and Cooperation, Senegal Runner up
AFRICAN CEO OF THE YEAR Benedict Peters, CEO, Aiteo Group, Nigeria Winner Rebecca Mbithi, CEO, Family Bank, Kenya Runner up
YOUNG BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR Kwadwo Safo June, CEO, Kantanka Group Ghana Winner Uzair Essack, CEO, Riyp, South Africa Runner up
AFRICAN CSR & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IMPACT AWARD Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC) Winner Equatorial Guinea LNG Holdings Runner up
AFRICAN BRAND OF THE YEAR Ethiopian Airlines – Winner Eat’n’Go Africa – Runner up
AFRICAN COMPANY OF THE YEAR Kiira Motors Corporation Uganda Winner Vodafone Ghana Runner up
INDUSTRY PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Kwame Osei-Prempeh, Group CEO, Ghana Oil Company Limited Winner Sabah M. Mashaly, Managing Director, Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), Egypt Runner up
AFRICAN LOCAL CONTENT ICON AWARD Simbi Wabote, CEO, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board Winner
