President Museveni has announced a ban on the importation of second-hand clothes with the view that people should now resort to buying new clothes because there are textile factories in Uganda that are producing them.
He also directed that with effect from the 1st of September this year there will be no more importation of electrical cables and meters and that these should be bought from factories within Uganda.
President Museveni spoke at the commissioning of 16 factories in the Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park.
“Today we commissioned 16 factories and made a groundbreaking for another 9, bringing the total to 25. This site was a mere bush a few years ago, but now we boast a labor force of 2000 within 36 factories,” President Museveni said.
Museveni highlighted the conducive environment created by the Ugandan government, making it an attractive destination for investors. He assured investors of a thriving market for their products, including Uganda’s 46 million residents, the East African market of 130 million, and the broader African market of 1.5 billion people.
The President extended gratitude to NRM members for their commitment to the party’s vision and strategy. He also commended the long-standing friendship with China, a nation that has been collaborating with Uganda and Africa at large since 1949.
