Africa-Press – Uganda. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has held a high-level follow-up meeting with a 15-member international business delegation from India and the United States to strengthen investor confidence and advance new areas of cooperation.
The delegation, led by Dr. J.A. Chowdary, a co-founder of Portal Player and Mr. Sri Atluri, Commissioner of the NJ–India Commission and former Managing Director at BNY Mellon, is exploring investment opportunities worth more than shs.700 billion.
The investors were introduced to the Prime Minister by the head of the State House Investors Protection Unit Col. Edith Nakalema, as part of government efforts to attract and safeguard strategic investments.
Speaking on behalf of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Nabbanja warmly welcomed the delegation at the Office of the Prime Minister, pledging the government’s full support to create a conducive environment for investment.
She emphasized Uganda’s readiness to host high-level international engagements, including a planned Zoom follow-up meeting scheduled for Friday, and pledged to organize breakout sessions for more specialized discussions.
The proposed investments cut across several key areas. In the agro-industry sector, the investors plan to establish farmer training centres, processing facilities, and ventures in bio-gas and essential oils.
In technology, they expressed interest in introducing a pro bono traffic management system to ease congestion in Kampala, while also supporting digital policy incentives and proposing that Uganda host the Global AI Conference in 2026.
In housing and infrastructure, the delegation highlighted plans for integrated residential and commercial developments that include schools, health facilities, and convention centres. In finance, they pledged to strengthen the Uganda Securities Exchange to widen access to capital and enhance market efficiency.
Col. Nakalema underscored the importance of creating a special zone for Indian experts, boosting university-led innovation, and instituting an annual Digital Uganda Conference to attract global technology investors.
Dr. Chowdary urged Uganda to invest heavily in world-class IT skills as a foundation for a true “Digital Uganda” and revealed plans to bring the exclusive Stanford Alumni Conference a gathering of more than 300 top global CEOs to Uganda, describing it as a milestone opportunity for the country.
The meeting was attended by cabinet ministers, permanent secretaries, and heads of key government agencies including the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), National Planning Authority (NPA), National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U), Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), and the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB).
The institutions pledged to align with the investors in fast-tracking approvals and frameworks to support the planned projects.
If concluded, the investments are expected to accelerate economic transformation, positioning Uganda as a hub for digital innovation, agro-industrial processing, and integrated infrastructure in the region.
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