Francis Magambe Byaruhanga Director for Business Development, Dott Services Ltd Managing Director, Kainoni Group

Francis Magambe Byaruhanga is a senior finance, infrastructure and corporate governance professional with 40 years of experience across Uganda and South Sudan.

He has held senior management roles in the roads sector, where he has overseen complex multi-agency infrastructure programmes, supported financial planning, evaluated investment opportunities and contributed to resource allocation for large-scale public and commercial ventures.

Francis played a central role in Uganda’s Road Sector Development Programme, which operated with a budget of USD 2.3 billion. His work included institutional policy formulation and support to government ministers in implementing road-sector reforms.

He also served as senior advisor to the Minister of Transport, Roads and Bridges in South Sudan, where he contributed to the establishment of the South Sudan Roads Authority.

Francis currently serves as Managing Director of Kainoni Group and Director for Business Development of Dott Services Ltd. He is also a shareholder in a transport, management and engineering firm. His board experience includes service as a Non-Executive Director at I&M Bank Uganda from June 2011 to December 2025, board membership at East African Medical Vitals Ltd, and membership of the Board Audit Committee for GA Insurance Uganda Limited from January 2026.

He holds an MBA from the University of Birmingham, a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting from Makerere University, a Postgraduate Certificate in Public Sector Accounting and Auditing from UMI Kampala and Glasgow College of Technology, a Postgraduate Certificate in Road Management and Financing from the University of Birmingham, and a Diploma in Human Resource Development and Project Planning from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

At the UK–Africa Investment Summit 2026, Francis brings practical insight into infrastructure finance, road-sector development, project governance, transport systems, business development and the delivery structures required to move major infrastructure projects from planning to execution.

His contribution aligns with the Summit theme, Trade Corridors and Industrial Platforms: From Access to Production, by linking infrastructure delivery, transport corridors, financial discipline and institutional governance to Africa’s production-led growth agenda.