By Our Reporter,
KAMPALA
The Uganda Investment Authority is yet again holding the annual investors with stakeholders engagement in Uganda’s biggest Industrial park in Namanve.
The event has attracted both local and international investors plus government entities like National water and Sewarage Cooperation (NWSC) Uganda Electricity and Distribution Cooperation Ltd (UEDCL) Uganda Revenue Authority URA, National Social Security Funds NSSF.
With investors turning up into large numbers to raise their concerns to stake holders included Roofings group, Ntake Bakery, Tiang Tang group, Lagan Dott among others.
The event has attracted about 500 local and international Investors who arrived early are currently engaging different stakeholders holders in a number of issues and progress.
The event is projected to handle the progress of the Kampala Industrial Business Park, the administration of tax and the emerging incentives which will be addressed by the commissioner General of URA Rujoki Musinguzi. The event is also aimed at handling matters of the green Belt Zones within the Kampala Investment Business Park (KIBP) were NEEMA an entity that was given authority and responsibility to take charge of the green zones in the country, ranging from wetlands to lakes and rivers.
Because Industries depend on Power and electricity to run machines and day today activities of businesses, UIA deemed it fit to carry along the newly contracted Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) to come and address the concens of power and tariffs to investors.
Investors are hopeful that by the end of the day their complaints will be attended to by the various entities of government like UIA, URA, NSSF, ERA, UEDCL among others.
