The Honorary Consul of Uganda in the Republic of Lebanon, H.E Mohammad Khoder Hussein has constructed a new multi-billion state of the art Machinery manufacturing Company at the Kampala Industrial and Business Park (Namanve), which will not only serve Uganda but the whole African continent.
The Staunch Machinery Uganda, a manufacturing facility and distribution warehouse of all Machinery and Equipment Company will see a full range of power generators, construction, Workshop Tools, Machines & Accessories and garage equipment made from Uganda at Namanve industrial park.
To promote Diary production and value addition , the company will also manufacture Dairy equipment like milk coolers, Maize mills, block machines among others.
The latest figures estimate annual milk production at almost 4 billion litres as of 2023 with the government targeting 20 billion litres. The value of marketed milk stood at USH 2.24 trillion in 2020 but increased to USH 2.478 trillion in 2021.With companies like staunch machinery , value addition will increase Uganda’s income from dairy products.
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Evelyne Anite, the state minister for privatization and investment, recently stated that such factories help Uganda to stop importing goods that can now be produced locally and pointed out that exports will greatly grow as a result of the construction of industries. The formation of industries, according to Anite, promotes growth and economic development in the nation.
H.E President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni recently has directed all ministries, departments and agencies (MDA’s) of government to first procure locally manufactured goods and services before opting to foreign goods. He said billions of shillings spent on buying foreign goods and services must be channeled to Ugandan manufacturers to grow the country. He said the government would work with the factories so that the products that are made locally get to market. “Government departments must buy what is produced locally and the government will tax imports of things which are otherwise made locally here so that we protect our local producers,” he said recently.
After commissioning, Staunch Machinery Uganda is expected to employ thousands of people both directly and indirectly, and export machinery and equipment to several countries on the African continent.
Uganda and Lebanon established diplomatic relations on 5 March 2019 and both countries enjoy cordial bilateral relations. The high commission’s diplomatic mission’s mandate is to forge stronger and closer ties between the two countries. Pursuing bilateral and multilateral cooperation in diverse sectors, including culture, defense, tourism, trade and investments, science and technology, security, and other fields while safeguarding mutual benefits, is vital for their relations. The countries are cooperating to resolve global issues like climate change. Uganda is the most important source market for tourism in Lebanon.
Besides his consul work and investments in Uganda, Mohammad Khoder Hussein, who is also the CEO Middle East Group is one of the leading promoters of Uganda’s tourism potential. The envoy has over the years habitually through all his business and personal platform appealed to counterparts in Lebanon to not only come and Visit ,but also invest in Uganda which has a potential greater market of the East African Community.
‘’ I encourage all Lebanese to come to Uganda and enjoy the benefits of partaking in dairy farming and production of dairy products as a profitable investment venture. Uganda is blessed with various types of species of birds all to make your tourism experience worthwhile. We invite all Lebanese to travel to Uganda for your safari or vacation to enjoy this’’, tweeted Khoder recently.
