Dr. Eric Nzibonera is a Ugandan academic and finance scholar whose professional journey has taken him from Kitagwenda in western Uganda to one of the country’s leading institutions of higher learning, Makerere University.
According to information about his background, Dr. Nzibonera hails from Kitonzi Village in Mahyoro Sub-county, Kitagwenda District, where his early roots remain an important part of his identity.
Today, he serves as an academic in the Department of Accounting and Finance at Makerere University’s College of Business and Management Sciences, where he has also served as Head of Department. Makerere University identifies him as a Lecturer and Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance.
His academic credentials include a Doctor of Philosophy in Finance from the University of Cape Town, completed in 2017. His doctoral research examined corporate governance and corporate disclosure among companies listed on selected stock markets in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Dr. Nzibonera’s research interests include corporate governance, financial reporting, corporate finance and financial inclusion. His work has examined issues ranging from financial controls and working-capital management in public universities to access to loans by small businesses and the determinants of financial inclusion in Uganda.
His research record includes a study on the relationship between loans and the growth of small-scale enterprises in Kampala, as well as research examining corporate governance and the disclosure of non-financial information in developing economies. He has also contributed to research on foreign-exchange volatility, interest rates and stock performance in Uganda.
More recently, Dr. Nzibonera has continued contributing to research on accounting and financial markets.
A 2025 publication co-authored by him examined whether abnormal accruals are value-relevant in Sub-Saharan African markets.
The publication describes him as a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance at Makerere University and identifies his research interests as including market-based accounting research, corporate finance, financial analysis, financial inclusion and corporate governance.
Beyond research, Dr. Nzibonera has also taken an active role in mentoring and guiding university students. In 2025, he participated in a Makerere University and ACCA career workshop attended by more than 600 students. He encouraged students to take career guidance seriously, pursue continuous professional development and understand the broad relevance of accounting and financial literacy in everyday life.
His academic career has also seen him recognised within Makerere University’s College of Business and Management Sciences, where he has participated in activities celebrating academic excellence and supporting students entering the accounting and finance profession. In 2026, he received an award on behalf of the best Accounting student during Makerere’s graduation activities.
Outside his academic career, information provided about his personal life indicates that Dr. Nzibonera is married to Hon. Dorothy Nyakato Nzibonera, the Member of Parliament representing Kitagwenda.
This connection places the academic within a family with a visible public-service profile in the region.
From his roots in Kitonzi Village, Mahyoro, to doctoral studies at the University of Cape Town and leadership within Makerere University’s Department of Accounting and Finance, Dr. Eric Nzibonera represents a growing generation of Ugandan scholars whose work connects academic research with practical questions of financial inclusion, corporate accountability and economic development.
His story is therefore not only about academic achievement, but also about how education and research can be used to contribute to Uganda’s financial and socio-economic transformation.