Josephine Kabaga rejected a dozen job offers to stay with Stanbic for 30 years

What the report says

Josephine Kabaga’s career at Stanbic Bank Uganda is the focus of an Observer feature marking the lender’s 35 years in the country. Kabaga said she joined Grindlays Bank in 1993, shortly before Standard Bank Group acquired the institution, and later remained through the bank’s evolution into Stanbic and its merger with Uganda Commercial Bank in 2002. She is now approaching retirement after more than three decades with the bank.

According to the profile, Kabaga turned down about a dozen job offers over the years, choosing to stay with the same employer despite opportunities in banking and other sectors. Her roles ranged from clerk to teller, officer and relationship manager, and later included work in retail, executive, private, business and commercial banking. The article portrays her as someone whose career tracked the bank’s own expansion from a small operation with limited branches into a major national player with more products and a wider customer base.

Kabaga also reflected on how banking in Uganda changed over time, from manual processes and shorter branch hours to digital services and broader access to accounts. The Observer said her story illustrates both personal loyalty and the wider transformation of Uganda’s banking sector. More generally, long careers like hers are often highlighted in corporate anniversary features as examples of institutional continuity and staff development.