Launch of the Uganda’s second armored vehicle manufacturing and assembly plant
H.E President Y.K. Museveni launched the the second armored vehicle manufacturing and assembly plant. This is a partnership between the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) and the Streit Group. The plant was commissioned in Nakasongola. The plant is to produce vehicles for Uganda’s military, police VIPs and Regional requirements. The partnership between Uganda People Defence Force- UPDF’s NEC and Streit Group will benefit Uganda in many other ways including technology transfer, local capacity building among others. The President also emphasised that this will lead to import substitution where importation of armored vehicles will become history. …
Commemoration of the UN International day for MSMEs
The 74th plenary of the UN General Assembly, on April 6, 2017, adopted the resolution to observe June 27 as the Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day or MSME Day. This year, the UN International MSMEs day was celebrated at Golf Course Hotel under the UN theme “Resilience and Rebuilding: MSMEs for Sustainable Development ” and National theme “Unlocking the potential of Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises (MSMEs) for post Covid-19 recovery“. PS talking points at Msme day 2022 …
BUBU Expo 2022 held
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives held the BUBU Expo 2022 at the Kololo Ceremonial grounds.The Expo ran for 3 days from 6th to 8th May under the theme,”Changing mindsets and building awareness about BUBU brands.” The expo brought about different MDAs, Industrialists, MSMEs who exhibited Ugandan products. There was an awards gala on the final day where different companies won the wards as follows; 1. H.E Y.K. Museveni – BUBU Patriot 2. Cable Corporation Limited – Quality BUBU Cable and Conductor 3. Rene Industries Limited – Quality BUBU Pharmaceuticals 4. Manyondo Engineering works – Quality BUBU Furniture 5. …
Pension Verification 2022
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives informs all its Pensioners that the pension verification will be conducted between 23rd February 2022 and 4th March 2022 TEAM SCHEDULES FOR PENSION VERIFICATION FEB 2022 …
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Minister Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Francis Mwebesa commissions Kinyara Industrial White Sugar Refinery Plant
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and Minister Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Francis Mwebesa commissions Kinyara Industrial White Sugar Refinery Plant. On Saturday 5th February, the President of Uganda His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni together with the Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Hon. Francis Mwebesa commissioned a 15million USD Kinyara Industrial White Sugar Refinery plant in Masindi District. The refinery will produce 60,000 metric tons of industrial white sugar annually, consuming about 70,000 metric tons of mill brown sugar as raw material. With the refinery now in existence, the raw material requirement will increase by 823,530 metric tonnes of sugar …
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives goes live on Electronic Government Procurement (eGP)
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives goes live on Electronic Government Procurement (eGP) The Government of Uganda has been encouraging all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) to embrace technology, as a means to improve service delivery. The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development and PPDA has rolled out an Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) System for all government entities to carry out all the procurement processes online Benefits of Electronic Government Procurement(eGP) Improve budget absorption which is the biggest challenge during the covid-19 pandemic Improve Government service delivery(efficiency) Reduce the cost of bidding Timely and …
Uganda Development Corporation gets new Board
Uganda Development Corporation gets new Board The Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Hon. Mwebesa Francis has charged the new Board of Directors of Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) to be patriotic and ensure adherence to the law and due process in all its undertakings. The Minister made the remarks at the inauguration of the Board on Tuesday at Kampala Serena Hotel. The Board was appointed by the Minister and approved by Cabinet in accordance with section 6 (3) of the UDC Act 2016. In his counsel to the Board on what is expected of it, Hon. Mwebesa pointed out the …
Africa Industrialization Day 2021 Commemorated
On Friday 19th November 2021 Uganda led by Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives commemorated the African Industrialization day. Under the theme “Inclusive and sustainable Local Manufacturing”. On the same day, the Vice President H.E Jessica Alupo who represented the President as the Chief Guest launched the Green Manufacturing Strategy and National Industrial Database and Information portal. The Minister State Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (Industry), Hon. David Bahati encouraged all the manufacturing firms to adopt and implement the Green Manufacturing Strategy and urged the media to disseminate this strategy. He also added that manufacturing enterprises need to control pollution, improve …
Africa Industrialisation Day 2021
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives will be celebrating the African Industrialization Day on the 19th November 2021 under the theme:“Promoting Local Manufacturing for inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development”. There will be a series of activity during the African Industrialization week with the following main objectives; *To raise awareness on Uganda’s industrialization agenda, and thus rejuvenate high-level political commitment especially towards promotion of inclusive and sustainable local manufacturing. *To provide a platform for dialogue and knowledge sharing on key thematic areas for driving Inclusive and sustainable Industrialization …
MINISTRY OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND COOPERATIVES 59TH INDEPENDENCE DAY MESSAGE -HON. NTABAZI HARRIET
Message by Hon. Ntabazi Harriet, Minister of State for Trade on the 59th Independence Anniversary Productive trade is a key factor in securing the future of Ugandans because it contributes to the economic growth of the country. Uganda is a member of several trading blocs such as the East African Community (EAC) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). However, this market is not sufficient to absorb the country’s products, hence, the need for market expansion. In this regard, my Ministry has put in place strategies to improve trade development in the country. These include but are not …
