The 5th edition of the KACITA Quality Awards will be happening on the 5th of December at the Grand Imperial Hotel. Another year of recognizing the best of the best in the private and public sectors. These awards recognize the companies and people that keep the country running.
The KACITA Quality Awards started as a quality promotion initiative among traders and has developed into one of the most respected marks of excellence in Uganda. Today, the awards cut across sectors, such as banking, dairy, digital payments, real estate, cosmetics, media, logistics, academia, and even agriculture.
No matter the sector, one thing remains the same: quality should speak louder than competition.
The awards have become a story about Uganda itself, a country whose entrepreneurial spirit never sleeps, whose businesses survive turbulence with a kind of quiet determination only Ugandans truly understand.
The 2024 edition vividly painted a picture of what such leadership, innovation, and resilience look like in real time. Some of the winners were:
Deposit Protection Fund (DPF): Outstanding Public Sector Agency of the Year
Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC): Outstanding Publishing Company of the Year
Bakaima Real Estates: Best Real Estate Company in Uganda
Mercy Kainobwisho: Outstanding Public Officer of The Year
Fakhruddin Properties: Outstanding Plastic Company of the Year
Business Times Uganda: Online Media of the Year
Isho Foods: Awarded for excellence and quality in the EAC Regional Quality Awards, which are often held in conjunction with KACITA events.
Public sector institutions like the Deposit Protection Fund proved why they matter in the public sector and how they shape daily life for traders. Their wins weren’t just trophies; they were statements about trust, capacity, and progress.
On the private side, brands like Bakaima Real Estates and Fakhurddin Properties reminded Uganda that quality is not a foreign concept; it is the lifeblood of a business. Every win carried a story: a factory line fine-tuned, a customer challenge resolved, a product perfected over years of trial and error.
However, the awards aren’t just about companies but individuals as well.
The young entrepreneur, Muyiga Faizo Kisiiki, whose vision turned goats into gold. The digital influencer Kasuku, whose voice currently echoes across millions of screens.
Media platforms that shape public conversation, like the Business Times.
The quiet achievers – printers, publishers, logistics experts like Mercy Kwinobwisho who rarely get to take centre stage but whose work moves the wheels of the economy on a daily basis.
The 2024 ceremony was a celebration of Ugandan business excellence.
KACITA has opened the gates for 2025 voting, and with every nomination shared online, anticipation is swelling. The digital-first approach of the organisation hints at a more connected, more participatory awards cycle-one where the public feels not just involved, but essential.
Though the list of official winners has not yet been released, one can’t mistake the anticipation. Traders are talking, brands are campaigning, and consumers are voting. Something vibrant is unfolding.
More than just plaques, photographs, and red carpets, the KACITA Quality Awards act as a compass to an economy finding its rhythm, a mirror showing the resilience of Ugandan enterprise, and a reminder that excellence is not an act; it’s a culture.
Each category narrates a story of individuals who dare to do better:
To offer cleaner water, clearer communication, safer financial systems, faster logistics, smarter payments, and better service.
Every winner is proof that Uganda’s future is not waiting to be built; it’s already under construction.
And as the spotlight moves to 2025. The story continues. Old champions will return. Standards will again increase. In a country where hustle meets hope, innovation walks hand in hand with perseverance; the pursuit of quality shall, therefore, always remain the heartbeat of progress, and the KACITA Quality Awards will be there to document it, celebrate it, and inspire it.
