URA's Doris Akol wins continental award
Three years after ascending to the helm of the Uganda’s revenue collection institution, Doris Akol has scooped a major continental award.
Akol, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Commissioner General, received the African Leadership Magazine (ALM) Person of the Year Public Service Excellence Award 2018.
Additionally, she was inducted into ALM’s Chief Executive Officers Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
The event was held at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa on February 24, 2018.
According to the institution website, the Persons of the Year Award is received by the continent’s best political, diplomatic and business leaders contributing to growth and development.
“The African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year Award, which is in its 6th run, is in keeping with our tradition of presenting the sides of the continent, which hardly finds placement on the global mainstream media, and celebrating exemplary leadership and individuals who have contributed to shaping the global perception of the African continent. These group of Africans are the Game-Changers, who are doing things differently towards re-positioning the African continent,” read a statement on the magazine website.
Regarding the hall of fame induction, it stated, “…..The African Leadership CEO’s Hall of Fame will be an exclusive club of top chief executives from across the continent who have continuously exhibited a passion and commitment to diligence, success and transformational leadership in their bid to make Africa prosperous.”
Akol was commended for spearheading engagements with the business community, providing accountability platforms for revenue collected as well as for the Servant Leadership displayed in the #servedbytheCG campaign.
Plaques signifying the award and the hall of fame conscription, were handed over to URA officials Sarah Banage and Vincent Seruma at the weekend.
Responding to the news, Akol, in a tweet stated, “Kudos to the entire team @URAUganda. This is continental acknowledgement of your excellence in service delivery…”
The African Leadership Magazine published by African Leadership (UK) Limited, a company registered in the United Kingdom.
According to the website, profits from the magazine are “ploughed” into providing a future for vulnerable children of Africa through the Send a Child To School Program.
The magazine wholly supports the program in collaboration with the African Leadership Development Foundation, Inc. USA, the Betwixt and Between Foundation, USA and the Centre for Economic and Leadership Development Nigeria.
