The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has officially launched its 30-year anniversary celebrations, marking three decades of regulating and developing Uganda’s capital markets since its establishment in 1996.

The celebrations will be held under the theme: “Reimagining Uganda’s Capital Markets For a Sustainable Future” underscoring CMA’s commitment to innovation, investor protection, market integrity, and sustainable economic development.”

Our CEO, Josephine Okui Ossiya, described the milestone as a reflection of Uganda’s progress in building a resilient, transparent, and inclusive capital market ecosystem.

CMA’s work has been aligned with Uganda’s national development agenda and Vision 2040, ensuring that capital markets contribute meaningfully to financing priority sectors including agriculture, tourism, infrastructure, industrialization, and science and technology.

Over the last three decades, CMA has supervised the growth of a vibrant ecosystem of licensed market participants including stockbrokers, fund managers, investment advisers, custodians, trustees, securities exchanges, collective investment schemes, and venture capital funds.

The Authority highlighted several achievements registered as of December 2025, including:

CMA also noted that Uganda’s private markets have raised more than UGX 1.8 trillion over the last decade, particularly supporting sectors such as agro-industrialization and mining.

According to the Authority, companies that have accessed Uganda’s capital markets continue to make a significant contribution to the economy through employment creation, tax contributions, and shareholder wealth creation. In 2024 alone, listed companies employed more than 11,000 Ugandans, contributed UGX 2.45 trillion in taxes, and paid over UGX 1.15 trillion in dividends to investors.

The CEO emphasized that investor protection remains at the core of CMA’s mandate through initiatives such as the Investor Compensation Fund, strengthened enforcement mechanisms, and the promotion of corporate governance standards.

She also highlighted CMA’s focus on innovation and market development through initiatives such as the CMA Regulatory Sandbox, which enables fintech innovators to test new products and services within a controlled regulatory environment.

CMA further reaffirmed its commitment to regional and international standards through participation in the East African Securities Regulatory Authorities (EASRA) and compliance with principles of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

CMA announced a year-long programme of activities that will culminate in a flagship anniversary event on 8^th October, 2026 during World Investor Week at Kampala Serena Hotel.

The activities will include:

The celebrations are being implemented in partnership with Nation Media Group and Vision Group alongside various media stakeholders and market participants.

Following the press conference, CMA also conducted a multimedia journalists’ training session aimed at promoting accurate and informed reporting on capital markets and investor protection.