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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.