State Minister for Industry Hon. David Bahati during the Celebrations of World Accreditation day at Imperial Royale hotel Kampala
Minister of state for trade. Gen. Wilson Mbasu Mbadi award a certificate to one of the trainee of masterclass training in packaging at Protea Hotel, Kampala
Soma Rushi, Managing Director Premier Distilleries Ltd during the launch of bikole masavu campaign
President Museveni with Helcraw Electrical Pvt Ltd and Liaison Technologies, both specialists in prepaid water metering systems.
Ministers of trade, industry and cooperatives with the newly inaugurated 10th National Standards Council (NSC)
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday 4th April, 2024 met officials from Nile Breweries Limited at his Kisozi Farm led by the company board Chairman, Onapito Ekomoloit.During the meeting, the President and the officials discussed issues ranging from alcohol health precautions to taxation and the expansion of locally based raw materials in the production of alcohol.President […]
To grow the country’s economy by 12 percent as envisaged in the National Development Plan III, manufacturers must be supported through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs).The suggestion was made by Deo Kayemba, the Chairperson of the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), at the inaugural UMA Pre-budget Breakfast Dialogue on 5th March 2024 at the UMA Multi-purpose Hall […]
The Kampala Capital City Traders Association (KACITA) has asked Parliament not to impose a time limit within which alcohol is sold in bars in Uganda. The traders say such a move infringes on leisure time for Ugandans.“We need to understand that we have different behavioral changes and there are factors why they do happen. It […]
Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) has warned Parliament that enacting the Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill 2023 in its current form will likely crash Uganda’s economy, Allan Ssenyondwa, Director of Policy Research and Advocacy at UMA told Parliament.Ssenyondwa said the manufacturers believe that the Bill is targeting the formal sector, leaving the informal sector to produce illicit […]
The parliamentary committees of trade and health are asking for more time to engage stakeholders on the matter of the Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill 2023.“Cognizant of the challenges of processing a bill by two committees, I am therefore requesting for more time of 30 days, because we still have some stakeholders that we need to […]