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UPDF General slams Gen. Tumwine over Lt. Gen. Angina:  “He was under the influence of Kirumira and he acts before he thinks”

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Richard Wanambwa
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Former Security Minister Gen. Elly Tumwine.

Following a verbal attack by Security Minister, Gen. Elly Tumwine on his junior Lt. Gen. Charles Angina in public, over the latter’s involvement in a land wrangle between businessman Godfrey Kirumira and his neighbour, a historic UPDF General has come out to blame Gen. Tumwine saying that he acts before he thinks and that he was under the influence Kirumira, a civilian.

“He, Tumwine should have listened to Angina. Anyway, he was under the influence of Kirumira and you know very well that Tumwine acts before he thinks. How could he say ‘our army’ when the officer you are demeaning is a former deputy CDF?” The General said.

The General, who also happens to be a minister in President’s Museveni’s Cabinet, when asked about Gen. Tumwine’s mistreatment of the former deputy Chief of Defence Forces Angina, said that Gen. Tumwine should have raised the issue of Angina with the UPDF High Command, but not shouting at a commissioned officer in public like he did, adding that such behaviour exhibited by Gen. Tumwine is unpleasant to the UPDF.

“From the approach, it should not have been there because both Lt. Gen. Charles Angina and Gen. Elly Tumwine are senior officers but the way Tumwine conducted it, it was uncalled for,” the concerned General said. “If he had summoned Gen. Angina aside and Angina refused that could have explained the reprimand but it is an unfortunate incident,” he added.

Asked how the UPDF High Command and the Commander in Chief who is President Yoweri Museveni would handle the case, the General said, “I would love to see how the Commander In Chief will handle. How can you just shout at a former Deputy Chief of Defence Forces as if you shouting at a child but even a child deserves respect?”

Currently Angina is the deputy Coordinator of Operation Wealth Creation (OWC), a poverty eradication campaign which is headed by Museveni’s brother Gen. Caleb Akandwanaho aka Salim Saleh and he is one of the UPDF senior officers that are slated to steer the force as its historical retire.

Gen. Tumwine’s attack on Angina has not been received well in his homeland of Teso. an NRM stronghold and was instrumental in the fight against Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Armey (LRA) as the region’s politicians like flight Capt. Mike Mukula and Musa Ecweru formed the famous Arrow Boys who alongside, the UPDF chased Joseph Kony and his men from the region.

Capt. Mukula, a prominent politician from the region and a diehard of the NRM who doubles as Eastern Region chairman for the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party when asked about the incident, said Tumwine was wrong to attack Gen. Angina in the way he did. “It was not properly done. The UPDF is now a mature army. It has systems. Nobody can abuse an army anymore. And therefore, someone saying that they are using the army is not true.”

He went on to say: “UPDF is a disciplined army. It has a standing framework and if someone is found to be undisciplined why not summon him? The decorum of a person of Angina who rose to a level of a General has attained a status. Call that person in private or summon him in UPDF structures.”

Mukula said senior officers of UPDF with the characters akin to Tumwine’s should learn from Museveni who he said is the founder of UPDF. “They should learn from the founder of UPDF who is none other than Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. He has never reprimanded an officer in public. He has worked with opponents; from Aggrey Awori, Moses Ali and Ali Bamwoze. However, it is an individual mistake and he, Tumwine, should carry his cross but he should not attribute it to UPDF.”

An opposition politician Eagle Online talked to about Tumwine’s attack on Angina said: “General Tumwine thinks he is the powerful UPDF officer. He should know that man rises and man falls. His time to fall is not far from now. Ask those who behaved that way in the past regimes. Where are they?”

Gen. Tumwine prides himself for being the NRA soldier who first fired a bullet when they attacked Kabamba Barracks in Mubende in hunt for guns. It is said Gen. Museveni wanted to reprimand him as it was supposed to be an undercover mission.

Gen. Tumwine has been accused in the past for drawing a pistol towards Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah while the latter was still in opposition political UPC. He is alleged to have done the same to Dokolo Woman Member of Parliament Cecilia Ogwal.

His fellow minister Sarah Opendi recently referred to Gen. Tumwine as a “bully” as she appeared before the disciplinary committee of parliament to give evidence against Tumwine over his behaviour.

Tumwine has always reminded Ugandans that he and other senior officers went to bush to fight so-called bad governments and tat therefore, they deserve recognition and respect.

The General is said to be holding on Nomm Gallery, a government owned property, despite calls to vacate it. It is said government demands him over Shs30 billion for occupying that facility for years.

The Nommo Gallery was founded and established in 1964 by the 1959 Act of Parliament, and is Uganda’s National Art Gallery and a component of the Uganda National Cultural Centre (UNCC). The Nommo Gallery is supposed to feature exhibitions of works of art by both Ugandan and foreign artists.

Eagle Online could not reach UPDF Spokesperson Brig. Richard Karemire for a comment as his known cellphone numbers were switched off.

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10 ways owners often jeopardize their business growth

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Guest Writer
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Martin Zwilling

 

By Martin Zwilling

When you are starting a new business, every resource is precious, including time, funding, and people. Yet we can all look back, after the fact, and realize that we could have been more memorable. Obviously you can’t go back for a do-over, but you can certainly learn from your mistakes as well as all our successes. Most challenges you have are not unique to your business.

In the interests of helping you work smarter and last longer, I would like to offer my top ten list of key resource drains to avoid in early businesses and startups, based on my years of advising entrepreneurs and my own business experience:

Expanding your product line too quickly for scaling. It’s always tempting to think that more product variations will satisfy more customers and lead to new sales. The problem is that more SKUs dramatically increases complexity and cost, when you can least afford it. My advice is to focus and sell more of what you do best, rather than adding new things.

Buy too much inventory too soon to get unit costs down. Inventory is a balancing act, but I see too much inventory much more often than too little. Unit costs are important, but don’t forget about the cash flow hit, extra storage costs, and the probability of obsolete inventory due to necessary updates or pivots. Use multiple small orders at first.

Lack of attention to team and process productivity. Some chaos is normal in every new business, but many wait far too long before they install metrics based on “best practices,” and fail to attack obvious bottlenecks with a vengeance. You may be the main problem, insisting on making every decision, and hiring cheap helpers rather than help.

Poor communication and visibility from the top. As the business operation and the team grows, regular and effective communication from key personnel is critical. New businesses often burn excessive resources working on the wrong things, or doing things the wrong way. Daily updates from the top and documented processes are critical.

People with the wrong tools or no training. As your business starts to scale, you can’t do everything manually anymore. Make sure people have the right tools, and know how to use them, for accounting, inventory tracking, and planning. Too often I see businesses of some size still using spreadsheets for inventory, or post-it notes for problem tracking.

Measuring time worked rather than business results. It’s no secret that some people are more productive than others, due to skills, training, or commitment. We all know team members who work long hours, but are short on measurable output. Be sure to attach employee bonuses and even overtime opportunities to measurable business results.

Ineffective and expensive marketing campaigns. The most cost-effective marketing approaches have changed; from catalogs to web sites, and from television commercials to social media. Yet I still see expense budgets based on traditional channels, with no strict metrics on cost of customer acquisition by channel, or lifetime customer value.

Excessive support and return activities. Support-intensive products and high return rates can sink even the best run business. Support costs and return rates need to be regularly benchmarked against industry norms, and aggressive root cause analysis done to isolate the problem. Excessive resources required in this area are rarely recognized.

Outsourcing services that could be done in-house. There is always a need for highly skilled or capital-intensive services, such as legal and manufacturing that should be outsourced. But I often see premiums being paid for social media monitoring, standard accounting, and facilities mgmt. Outsourcing is an expensive solution for poor planning.

Inadequate focus on hiring and people development. Where hiring seems to always be associated with a crisis, I rarely see an adequate assessment of candidate skills, culture, and future potential. This results in time and money lost due to high turnover, low productivity, and skill mismatches. Make employee management a proactive process.

In reality, there are an infinite number of ways to jeopardize the future of your business, but these are common ones I see that are often invisible to the business owner or founder. We all know that small businesses mush operate without a cushion, so unrecognized waste can easily lead to death.

In this age of new technology and new learning, you need to constantly be on the lookout for new tools and data to optimize your business. How much time have you spent recently working on the business, rather than in it?

The Writer is a veteran startup mentor, executive, blogger, author, tech professional, professor, and investor. Published on Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc, Huffington Post, etc.

 

 

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Court sentences Chicken Tonight security guard for assaulting local musician Angela Katatumba

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Geoffery Serugo
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Angela Katatumba

The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Makindye has sentenced Chicken Tonight security guard, Okirot Denis to one and a half years in jail for assaulting local musician Angela Katatumba and the visiting Jamaican artiste commonly known as Kuzi Kz.

The ruling was made by Magistrate, Allan Gakyaro after Prosecution proved that at Chicken Tonight, Denis unlawfully caused grievance harm and robbed her Shs6 million in April 2018.

Prosecution avers that in April 2018, the Celebrity singer Angela Katatumba, daughter to deceased real estate tycoon Boney Katatumba, involved in a brawl with Kabalagala Chicken Tonight staff and sustained bruises. The standoff is alluded to Chicken Tonight staff who served Ms. Katatumba and her guest with s ‘wrong’ sauce.

According to CCTV camera footage, Ms Katatumba is seen haggling with KFC staff identified as Manager Olubrwoth Ochoka, watchman Dennis Okirot and John Kaddu, a waiter.

The three were later nabbed and leveled with charges of assault and theft and remanded to Luzira prison.

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VP Ssekandi commissions Luyanzi Institute of Technology

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Our Reporter
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Ssekandi commissioning building offices

 

 

Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has commissioned Luyanzi Institute of Technology and the Confucius classroom in Bweyogerere, Wakiso district where a number of vocational skills and technical skills are going to be taught to Ugandans in addition to teaching them Chinese lingual and culture.

The first intake will take up 500 Ugandan youth that will be drawn from across the country.

The ceremony is being attended by the state Minister for cooperatives Fred Gume, the deputy Chinese ambassador to Uganda, the head of Makerere University Confucius Institute among other.

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Museveni holds thanksgiving at State House Entebbe, says Ugandans are intoxicated with religion

By
Isaiah Mwebaze
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Museveni adrresing guests

 

 

President Yoweri Museveni and First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni yesterday held the national thanksgiving service at State House Entebbe. The service was attended by politicians, ministers, diplomats, senior government officials and religious leaders and senior security officers among other guests invited.

Below is Museveni’s written statement posted on his Facebook Page on Saturday after hosting the event yesterday. He says Ugandans are intoxicated with religion though, he added there are those intoxicated with alcohol. Read full statement for more issues he addressed:

Choir entertaining guests

Yesterday we held the National Thanksgiving Service at State House Entebbe. Mama Janet Kataaha Museveni and I are honored to have graced this important event.

I thank the inter-religious council, religious leaders from the different denominations and everyone who was present both physically and spiritually as we continued to dedicate this country and thank God for the far he has brought us as a nation.

It is good to thank for the Bible says (In Luke 17:15-18): “And one of them, when he saw that he was healed returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. So Jesus answered and said: “Were there not ten cleansed? But where are the nine? Were there not any found who returned to give Glory to God?.

Security officers

We are that 10th lepper who returned to give thanks. This event gathered all the different religious groups, when I saw all of them here, I got the exact feeling that God is with us here, God loves this country.

I see that Ugandans are intoxicated with religion. Of course, there are those intoxicated with alcohol but there are also those intoxicated with religion, you see them shouting and jumping, very drunk on the Holy Spirit. In the Acts of the Apostles, when the Holy Spirit came, those people were acting the same. There is no harm in being intoxicated with the Holy Spirit because it is not comparable to anything in this world.

MTN-Uganda board chairman, Charles Mbiire was among the guests.

However, intoxication in religion should not end at intercession, prayer, and fasting, but should translate into development, just as God wants.

The big problem in Africa has been a spiritual problem. Africa is a rich continent that has lagged behind in development. Development is a biblical commandment if you are Christians. Other religions also teach about that.

In the book of Genesis, it is clear that man was created in God’s image hence we are not like other creatures, also in the same book, we are supposed to multiply and fill the earth (Ugandans do this very well and we have not so much argument here), but we must also establish dominion over nature, we must develop.

What Africa does is multiplying and filling the earth, the other of establishing dominion, we have not done. Africa has been asleep, that is why you find Europeans with just one season, producing much more than us who have two seasons.

Now, this is sleeping, Basoga call it Kulambaala, actually, there is also a village there (In Busoga, Iganga) called Lambaala.

Muslim clerics and leaders

I am glad that the National Resistance Movement has ensured to provide a favorable condition to support development. First we chose peace, by building a disciplined army. We were against the idea that a soldier should be mad and feared for it.

A soldier should be disciplined than ordinary people because the latter are not disciplined. In other parts of Africa, you find the UN guarding the people, then we said what sort of people are you that can not guard yourselves? We said we shall not let that happen, the UN will not guard Uganda. We established a resistance against the idea of a crazy army and a defense system that relies on foreign capacity.

On under development, we said let everyone go to school first, yes people are talking about many youths who are not employed but they are educated. Why are they educated? Because they have been educated. Now we have a new problem with educated children but some of them are learning things that are not relevant. But they are educated, which solves our initial problem, because prior, our children were neither educated nor employed. This is half the struggle.

Clerics

We also had the question of not producing, even those with land were not producing, everything was being imported. But now we are awakening people and you can hear farmers crying of too much maize, milk, and reduction of prices on different items. This is good, it is a bit of waking up. This waking up however means we should look for market in East Africa, Africa and beyond just in case everybody wakes up.

I congratulate those families that have woken up already to engage in Agriculture, industry, service, and ICT, I encourage them.

 

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Commonwealth and United Nations sign new agreement

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Our Reporter
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Officials ready to sign agreement document

 

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed have formally committed their organisations to work more closely together.

The two leaders signed a Memorandum of Understanding today at the Commonwealth’s headquarters in Marlborough House, London. The document outlines how the two organisations will work together on pressing global issues such as governance and peace, sustainable development, inclusive growth, climate change, ending violence against women and girls and sports for development and peace.

In a joint statement, the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth and the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations said:

“The United Nations and Commonwealth have long shared a genuine relationship based on shared goals and values.

“We are today proud to enhance this friendship and take it to a new level which the delivery of the 2030 Agenda demands.

“As we turn to a new decade of action, the challenges we face in order to deliver on the world that we want by 2030 demand we address sustainable development, climate change, improving governance and promoting peace.”

The Commonwealth is committed to the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals and has made particular progress on the goals of gender equality and tackling climate change.

Across the Commonwealth, gender parity is close to being achieved in primary schools. According to research undertaken by the Commonwealth Secretariat in 2018/2019, a girl is as likely to attend primary school as a boy, and in some Commonwealth countries, more likely to.

Working on tackling climate change and ocean conservation is also an area where the Commonwealth has had a significant influence. Last year, all 53 nations in the Commonwealth, covering one third of the world’s oceans, signed the Blue Charter a landmark agreement to actively co-operate on ocean governance. So far 12 nations have stepped up to lead action groups on areas such as marine pollution, ocean acidification and coral reef protection.

The agreement stresses that ‘prevention’ will underpin each of the collaborative areas and leaves the door open for additional areas of co-operation at a later date.

 

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Global community renews commitment to the world’s poorest countries with $82b

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Our Reporter
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World Bank President David Malpass

 

 

A global coalition of development partners announced today their commitment to maintain momentum in the fight against extreme poverty, with US $82 billion for the International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank’s fund for the poorest.

The financing, which includes more than US $53 billion for Africa, will help countries invest in the needs of their people, boost economic growth, and bolster resilience to climate shocks and natural disasters.

“Today’s commitment by our partners is a strong sign of their support for the urgent mission to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity in the poorest and most vulnerable countries,” said World Bank Group President David Malpass. We are grateful for their continued trust in IDA and its ability to deliver good development outcomes for people most in need.”

Two thirds of the world’s poor almost 500 million people now live in countries supported by IDA. The funding will allow IDA to reinforce its support to job creation and economic transformation, good governance, and accountable institutions. It will also help countries deal with the challenges posed by climate change, gender inequality, and situations of fragility, conflict, and violence, including in the Sahel, the Lake Chad region, and the Horn of Africa.

IDA will renew its support to facilitate growth and regional integration, including investments in quality infrastructure. The IDA Private Sector Window will continue enabling the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) to mobilize private sector investment in challenging environments, a critical component to meet the scale of financing needed in developing countries.

IDA’s resources are replenished every three years; this 19th replenishment will cover the period from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2023. The new funding will support projects that deliver life-changing results, including: Essential health, nutrition, and population services for up to 370 million people, Safe childbirth for up to 80 million women through provision of skilled health personnel, Enhanced access to broadband internet for 50 to 60 million people.

Immunizations for up to 140 million children, Better governance in up to 60 countries through improved statistical capacity and an additional 10 GW of renewable energy generation capacity.

To promote greater equity and economic growth, IDA will also tackle broader development challenges, such as enhancing debt sustainability and transparency; harnessing and adapting to transformative digital payment technology; promoting inclusion of those living with disabilities; strengthening the rule of law; and investing in human capital, including efforts to achieve universal health coverage.

Along with these priority areas, IDA will sharpen its focus on crisis preparedness, resilience building, and supporting countries in their national climate-related action plans.

The successful replenishment of IDA has been supported by contributions from 52 governments; additional countries are expected to pledge in the near term. It is also supported by repayments of outstanding IDA loans, contributions from the World Bank, and financing raised from the capital markets. This unique financial model enables IDA to achieve greater development impact than any other organization.

The International Development Association (IDA) is one of the largest sources of funding for fighting extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. IDA provides zero- or low-interest loans and grants to countries for projects and programs that boost economic growth, build resilience, and improve the lives of poor people around the world.

Since 1960, IDA has provided more than $391 billion for investments in 113 countries. As an institution of the World Bank Group, IDA combines global expertise with an exclusive focus on reducing poverty and boosting prosperity in the world’s poorest countries. Seventy-four countries, including low-income countries, small states, and island economies, are eligible to benefit from this replenishment package.

 

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Security guard charged with defiling his 17-year-old sister-in-law

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Agencies
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A 25-year-old security guard was on Friday charged with defiling his 17-year-old sister-in-law at his rented house in Kiambiu village in Eastleigh, Nairobi.

The guard, an employee of Hatari Security company, is accused of sexually assaulting the minor on December 8 after his wife left him with her siblings.

He is also facing charges of indecent act with a child.

The suspect is said to have taken advantage of his wife’s absence to commit the alleged offence.

The victim and her younger brother had been left in the house under the care of the suspect.

On the fateful day, the accused is said to have sent the minor to a nearby butchery and sent away her brother before she returned.

The victim returned only to find the brother-in-law home alone and he sent her to warm tea for him before he accosted her and dragged her to his bedroom where he reportedly committed the act in his matrimonial bed.

However, the victim’s younger brother returned and knocked on the door prompting the suspect to let go of the minor to let him in.

She later reported the suspect to his wife, her elder sister, who found her sitting outside the house dejected.

The matter was then reported to the police who launched an investigation before arresting the suspect.

He however denied the charges before Makadara senior principal magistrate Angelo Kithinji and was released on a bond of Sh500, 000.

Hearing of the case starts on April 15, 2020.

 

 

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Free visas for all Africans as Nigeria opens up for more business

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Isaiah Mwebaze
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Nigerian entry visa

Despite earlier xenophobic attacks that transpired across South Africa earlier this year killing and injuring hundreds of foreigners and their businesses, most especially Nigerians, Nigeria refuses to allow such horrific events to set back the integration and progress of the Africa by going ahead and declaring free Visas on arrival for all visiting African nationalities in what can best be described as a ‘unifying endeavor.’

The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari made the announcement in a conference before a statement was released on his official platforms, ‘Nigeria is committed to supporting the free movement of Africans within Africa. Yesterday at the Aswan Forum in Egypt I announced that, in January 2020, we will commence issuance of visas at the point of entry into Nigeria, to all persons holding passports of African countries.’

This declaration comes at a time when Nigeria is facing one of its longest social-economic crises and although it is considered a fast growing African super power with one of the strongest economies across the continent, it’s borders still remained closed off to all its neighbors despite pressure on President Buhari to lift the blockade who believes it will greatly reduce on the smuggling of imports and exports across the country’s borders.

It joins a number of African countries such as: Seychelles, Rwanda, Senegal, Benin and Ghana that have declared the open visa policy for all Africans. However 49% of the continent still remains under the visa policy. Buhari believes that such a gesture would definitely boost the tourism and make the country more appealing for foreign investors although he still refuses to announce when his border blockade will be lifted.

The move by Nigeria and a few other African to offer free visas to Africans countries will support the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) outlined in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement among 54 of the 55 African Union nations.  The agreement initially requires members to remove tariffs from 90% of goods, allowing free access to commodities, goods, and services across the continent.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa estimates that the agreement will boost intra-African trade by 52 percent by 2022.

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Union Supermarket opens at Kingdom Mall as Sudhir praises Museveni on investors

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Our Reporter
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Businessman Sudir Rupaleria has commended the government and more so President Museveni for his continued support towards encouraging foreign investors to come and invest in Uganda.

Sudir was speaking while commissioning shopping union supermarket, established by Chinese investor at Kingdom Mall Kampala.

He noted this enterprise will serve all people in the country and it coming to Kingdom Mall Kampala is a big achievement in terms of attracting more business.

Chen xido zu, the proprietor of the shopping union supermarket, says the facility will serve not only Chinese people but all people from different continents.

She says, her main focus will be offering good and quality services to all kinds of people at affordable prices.

President Museveni has been at the forefront of attracting foreign investors to invest in Uganda given that the country still has untapped resources. The investors have in turn employed Ugandans and some also tap into the local resources for those in the manufacturing sector.

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