Letshego Microfinance Uganda

Letshego Microfinance Uganda, (also Letshego Microfinance Uganda Limited (LMUL)), whose official name is Letshego Uganda Limited, is a Tier IV microfinance institution in Uganda.

Letshego Uganda Limited

Company type	Private
Industry	Financial services
Founded	2005 (2005)
Headquarters	Kololo, Kampala, Uganda
Key people	Giles Germany Aijukwe chief executive officer[1]
Products	Loans, savings accounts
Total assets	US$36.4 million (UGX:91 billion) (2013)[2]
Website	Homepage

LMUL is a microfinance company that offers SME loans, mortgage loans, and education loans, among other forms of lending. The company also offers savings accounts.^[3]

As of December 2013, LMUL's assets were valued at UGX:91 billion (US$36.4 million) and it had a loan portfolio of UGX:58 billion ($23.2 million). Total customer deposits stood at UGX:43 billion ($17.2 million). At that time, the institution had 32 branches.^[3]

History

The institution was founded in 2005 as Micro Provident Uganda Limited. In 2012, the business re-branded to Letshego Uganda Limited. In 2013, Letshego Holdings Limited acquired control of Micro Africa Limited, a Kenya-based microfinance institution with subsidiaries in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and South Sudan. The two operations in Uganda were merged to form Letshego Microfinance Uganda Limited.^[4][5]

Location

LMUL's headquarters are located at 9 Wampewo Avenue on Kololo Hill, a business and residential neighborhood within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. This is approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of the city center.^[6] The coordinates of the institution's headquarters are 00°19'23.0"N, 32°35'47.0"E (Latitude:0.323056; Longitude:32.596389).^[7]

Ownership

The company is majority owned by Letshego Holdings Limited, a publicly traded holding company of financial services subsidiaries in Botswana, Burundi, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.^[5][8]

Branch network

The branch network of LMUL included the following locations as of August 2016.^[9]

1. Kololo Branch - 9 Wampewo Avenue, Kololo, Kampala Head Office
2. Arua Branch - 47 Adumi Road, Arua
3. Apac Branch - Hospital Road, Apac
4. Bundibugyo Branch - 2 Vanilla Street, Bundibugyo
5. Bushenyi Branch - 9 High Street, Bushenyi
6. Tororo Branch - 5-17 Nagongera Road, Tororo
7. Gulu Branch - 13 Awere Road, Gulu
8. Iganga Branch - 4B Obojja Road, Iganga
9. Ibanda Branch - 12 Bufunda Road, Ibanda
10. Jinja Branch 1 - 54 Iganga Road, Jinja
11. Jinja Branch 2 - 51-53 Lubas Road, Jinja
12. Soroti Branch - 59B Gweri Road, Soroti
13. Mbale Branch - BCU Building, 12 Manafwa Road, Mbale
14. Kamuli Branch - 14 Gabula Kitimbo Road, Kamuli
15. Kabwohe Branch - 67 Mbarara-Ishaka Road, Kabwohe
16. Kajjansi Branch - 383 Kampala-Entebbe Road, Kajjansi
17. Kanungu Branch - Independence Road, Kanungu
18. Kasese Branch - Rwenzori Road, Kasese
19. Kibaale Branch - 1 Isuunga Road, Kibaale
20. Kiboga Branch - Kampala-Hoima Road, Kiboga
21. Kireka Branch - 336 Kampala-Jinja Road, Kireka
22. Kisozi Complex Branch - 8 Kisozi Complex, Kyaggwe Road, Nakasero, Kampala
23. Kisoro Branch - 30 Kabale Road, Kisoro
24. Kitgum Branch - 107 Uhuru Drive, Kitgum
25. Kotido Branch - 20 London Road, Kotido
26. Kyotera Branch - 238 Bukoba Road, Kyotera
27. Kumi Branch - 14 Oumo Road, Kumi
28. Lira Branch - 114 Oyam Road, Lira
29. Luweero Branch - 739 Kampala-Gulu Road, Luweero
30. Masaka Branch - 16 Edward Street, Masaka
31. Masindi Branch - 91 Masindi Port Road, Masindi
32. Fort Portal Branch - 3 Rukidi III Street, Fort Portal
33. Mayuge Branch - 11 Bugade Road, Mayuge
34. Kapchorwa Branch 1 - 32A Kapchorwa-Mbale Road, Kapchorwa
35. Kapchorwa Branch 2 -23 Gogonya Road, Kapchorwa
36. Mbarara Branch - 16-18 Bananuka Drive, Mbarara
37. Mityana Branch - 425 Mityana Road, Mityana
38. Moroto Branch - Moroto-Napak Road, Moroto
39. Moyo Branch - Laura House, Besia Village, Moyo
40. Mpigi Branch - 195 Butambala Road, Mpigi
41. Nateete Branch - Marvin House, 962 Kampala-Masaka Road, Nateete
42. Nebbi Branch - 19 Arua Road, Nebbi
43. Ntungamo Branch - 8 Kabale Road
44. Rukungiri Branch - 31 Rubabo Road, Rukungiri
45. Kabale Branch - 88 Kisoro Road, Kabale
46. Koboko Branch - Samuel Baba Road, Koboko

See also

• Banking in Uganda
• List of banks in Uganda