Internal Trade Achievements
Progress on development and implementation of domestic trade policies, laws and Strategies.
A. BUBU POLICY
- Certification of companies for the use of the BUBU Logo is ongoing.For easy access by the applicants, the forms can be downloaded from the MTIC website.
- JIMS Technologies Ltd and Soko developed an online BUBU application. The Platform can even be downloaded on phone.
- BUBU – e-Expos were hosted on NBS and UBC televisions.
- The Ministry is also working with Bishop Samuel Nakibinge a media consultant to support the BUBU social media campaigns.
- The Department is engaging a private sector company “I M So Ugandan“ as our BUBU Ambassador to participate to promote digital marketing of the BUBU brands, promote BUBU on social media, Televisions and radios,
- Help in composition of a national BUBU song, organising and managing school education institutions outreaches and designing and popularising the national attire.
B: Competition and Consumer Protection Policy and Bills
The Competition and Consumer Protection Policy was passed by Cabinet in 2014.
Thereafter Cabinet approved the drafting of the two Bills (separate Bills) under the Ministry in order to implement the Policy.
MJAC has so far finalized the drafting of the Competition Bill and the Ministry is waiting for the certificate of clearance.
The Consumer Protection Bill, is still under legal review by MJAC