Uganda Investment Authority
Company type | Parastatal |
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Industry | Investment promotion |
Founded | 1991 |
Headquarters | Kampala, Uganda |
Key people | Morrison Rwakakamba Chairman[1] Robert Mukiza Ag. Executive Director[2] |
Products | Investment licenses, tax waivers, investment advisory, serviced land, SME training |
Website | Homepage |
The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) is a semi-autonomous investment promotion and facilitation organisation in Uganda and is owned by the government of Uganda.[3]
Location
The headquarters of UIA are located at Uganda Business Facilitation Centre, Plot 1, Baskerville Avenue, Kololo. The coordinates of the head office are:0.3291° N, 32.5988° E (Latitude:0.3291857; Longitude:32.598898).[4] The agency maintains a national network of UIA District Focal Point Offices, throughout Uganda.
Overview
The UIA was created by the Ugandan Parliament in 1991. The mission of the UIA is to promote and facilitate investment projects, provide serviced land, and advocate for a competitive business environment.[5] The UIA works with the government and the private sector to promote the economic growth of Uganda through investment and infrastructure development.[6] UIA's parent ministry is the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development.
Governance
The institution is governed by a seven-person board of directors. As of June 2021, the following individuals were members of that board.[2][7] The term of the current board runs until 2022.[8]
- Morrison Rwakakamba: Chairman
- Naima Obombasa: Member
- Getrude Lutaaya: Member
- Godfrey Byamukama: Member
- Joshua Mutambi: Member
- Angelo Izama: Member
- Beatrice Mpairwe: Member
See also
- Economy of Uganda
- Direct investment
- Uganda Securities Exchange
References
- ^ "UIA commends exiting board members". New Vision.]
- ^ a b Christine Kasemiire (18 March 2019). "New board to restructure UIA". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Kibombo, Milly (14 September 2011). "Maggie Kigozi Looks Back at UIA Days". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ Google, Maps (May 2014). "Location of Uganda Investment Authority Headquarters At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Profile of Uganda Investment Authority". Comesaria.org. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ UIA (15 May 2013). "Reasons To Invest in Uganda". Kampala: Uganda Investment Authority (UIA). Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ Paul Tentena (17 April 2019). "'Investors' Mortgaging Uganda Industrial Park Land". East Africa Business Week. Kampala. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Paul Ampurire (17 April 2019). "New UIA Board Inaugurated Anite Warns Against Attracting Quack Investors". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
External links
- Uganda Investment Authority Website
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- Kawempe Division
- Lubaga Division
- Makindye Division
- Nakawa Division
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- ROKO Construction Company
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- Kampala–Masaka Road
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- Kampala–Hoima Road
- Kampala Northern Bypass Highway
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- Kampala Outer Beltway
- Tondeka Metro Bus Service
landmarks
- Afrexim Bank House, Kampala
- Bulange
- Christ the King Catholic Church
- Uganda Parliament Buildings
- Kampala Capital City Authority Complex
- DFCU House
- Kampala Protea Hotel
- Kampala Hilton Garden Inn
- Kampala Hilton Hotel
- Kampala Serena Hotel
- Kampala Sheraton Hotel
- Imperial Hotels Group
- Imperial Royale Hotel
- Grand Imperial Hotel
- Janani Luwum Church House
- Kampala Kingdom Hotel
- Kampala Speke Hotel
- Mapeera House
- Movement House
- Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort
- Thobani Centre
- Speke Resort and Conference Center
- East African Development Bank Building
- Bank of Uganda Building Complex
- Mengo Palace
- Kabaka's Place Banda
- Namirembe Cathedral
- Rubaga Cathedral
- Makerere University Main Campus
- National Water and Sewerage Corporation Headquarters Building
- Kampala Tower
- Hotel Africana
- Kibuli Mosque
- Old Kampala Mosque
- Uganda Inspectorate of Government Towers
- Uganda Ministry of Education Complex
- Uganda Museum
- Uganda National Cultural Centre
- Uganda National Records Centre and Archives
- Kasubi Tombs
- DFCU House
- Pension Towers
- JLOS House Project
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala
- Aga Khan University, Kampala
- Cavendish University Uganda
- Clarke International University
- Habib Medical School
- Institute of Petroleum Studies Kampala
- International Health Sciences University
- International University of East Africa
- ISBAT University
- Kampala International School
- Kampala University
- Kibuli Secondary School
- Kitante Hill Secondary School
- Kololo Senior Secondary School
- Kyambogo University
- Law Development Centre
- Makerere College School
- Makerere University
- Makerere University Business School
- Mengo Senior School
- Nabisunsa Girls' Secondary School
- Nakawa Vocational Training Institute
- Nexus International University
- Rubaga Community School
- Stafford University Uganda
- St. Augustine International University
- St. Lawrence University
- Uganda Christian University School of Medicine
- Team University
- Uganda Industrial Research Institute
- Uganda Management Institute
- Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine
- Uganda National Entrepreneurship Development Institute
- Uganda Technology and Management University
- Victoria University Uganda
- Uganda National Council for Higher Education
- Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala
- Butabika Hospital
- Case Medical Centre
- International Hospital Kampala
- Kadic Hospital
- Kampala Hospital
- Kampala Medical Chambers Hospital
- Kawempe General Hospital
- Kibuli Hospital
- Kiruddu General Hospital
- Lubaga Hospital
- Makerere University Hospital
- Mbuya Military Hospital
- Mengo Hospital
- Mulago Hospital
- Mulago Women's Referral Hospital
- Murchison Bay Hospital
- Upper Mulago Regional Referral Hospital
- Nakasero Hospital
- Naguru General Hospital
- Nsambya Hospital
- Paragon Hospital
- Uganda Cancer Institute
- Uganda Heart Institute
- Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council
- Women's Hospital International and Fertility Centre
- Galilee Community General Jewish Hospital of Uganda
- International Medical Group
- Uganda Joint Medical Store
- A.F. Mpanga Advocates
- ENSafrica
- Kampala Associated Advocates
- Kasirye Byaruhanga and Company Advocates
- Kateera & Kagumire Advocates
- Katende Ssempebwa & Company Advocates
- Kigozi Ssempala Mukasa Obonyo Advocates
- Ligomarc Advocates
- Sebalu & Lule Advocates
- Apolo Nsibambi
- Nasser Sebaggala
- David Serwadda
- Fred Ruhindi
- John Ssebaana Kizito
- Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige
- Erias Lukwago
- Ian Clarke
- Jennifer Musisi
- Josephine Nambooze
- Maria Kiwanuka
- Laurence Sematimba
- Joseph Kizito
- Justinian Tamusuza
- Robert Ssejjemba
- Eugene Sseppuya
- Phillip Ssozi
- Sudhir Ruparelia
- Wasswa Serwanga
- Yusef Sozi
- Margaret Zziwa
- Beti Kamya-Turwomwe
- Moses Matovu
- Mohammed Hamid
- Hasmukh Dawda