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Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A land dispute has erupted between Rukungiri district officials and People with Disabilities. Last month, Rukungiri district officials gave out 203 acres of land located in Kikomo village, Bwambara parish, Bwambara sub county adjacent to Bwambara sub-county headquarters to Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) to establish …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local governments in four districts of southwestern Uganda have offered free land to Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) for the establishment of industrial parks in the region. The districts are Kisoro, Kabale, Mbarara and Rukungiri. Kisoro district alone has offered 620 acres of land located in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has offered an investment license to Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech Co. Ltd, one of the world’s biggest and manufacturers of medical diagnostic reagents and equipment. The company described as the fastest-growing point of care diagnostic testing (POCT) manufacturers in the world, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has partnered with the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) to construct 25 industrial parks across Uganda. The partnership was Thursday formally announced in a meeting between UIA’s Director General Robert Mukiza and the Managing Director of National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), Lt …

  But there is little or no legal framework for telehealth in most Sub-Saharan African states Kamapal, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Globally, insurers have been perceived as slow to evolve and embrace innovation. But the coronavirus pandemic is flipping the narrative, as some insurers rapidly innovate to help consumers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Investment Authority, UIA, has intervened to promote the herbal treatment solution Covidex, an innovation by Mbarara University of Science and Technology Professor, Patrick Engeu Ogwang. Ogwang caught the eye of the public, the government and the international community last month following testimonies about …

Tertiary institutes should venture in innovative technology and skilling of human capital in existing investment opportunities for a sustainable future Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Investment Authority is urging private education institutes to embrace science, technology and innovations for an upgraded investment in the education sector. This comes barely a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Chief Executive Officer at Agency for Transformation (AfT), Morrison Rwakakamba has been appointed as the new board chairman of the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA). Rwakakamba who has also been a board member of UIA will start his term of office on June 1, 2021 …

LABOUR DAY 2021 🇺🇬  |  BY DAVID RUPINY |  Shillat Nambooze Kauma is a young graduate who, instead of looking for a job, opted to plunge right into the realm of entrepreneurship. Two years ago, Shillat and her friend set up Puristry, a firm that makes high-end cosmetics from shea butter. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Investment Authority has formed a special task force to monitor COVID-19 standard operating procedures within factories at Namanve and Mbalala industrial park. The task force will be operating under the Mukono district task force to ensure implementation of  spacing guidelines within working areas, …