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𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐇𝐮𝐛 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡
The launch of the Uganda Business Hub served as a key forum for government and business leaders from Uganda and Italy to connect, exchange ideas on investment opportunities, and share strategies to strengthen economic and technological partnerships between the two nations.
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their respective service areas. It would also be valuable to incorporate electricity load-density profiles by admin division, highlighting demand concentrations, spatial load distribution, and major urban growth corridors.
@DrMusenero @DanKimosho @NkunyingiMuwad1 @MDofUEDCL
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Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (Kampala, Wakiso, Mukono, Mpigi, and surrounding urban jurisdictions)?
The mapping should capture the distribution network topology, including primary and secondary substations, high- and medium-voltage feeders, distribution transformers, and
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capacity, load density, and optimal network configuration. These are fundamental elements of effective infrastructure design—areas in which Umeme appears to have fallen short. The infrastructure they left behind speaks for itself. @RonaldBalimwezo @KCCAED @BenonKigenyi @KCCASpox
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@CanaryMugume @TimKalyegira @sharon_kiwanuka @Rwakakamba
The design of a power distribution infrastructure requires rigorous mathematical modelling, engineering planning and physical planning to determine critical parameters such as network distances, transformer loading
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@KCCASpox @KCCAED @BenonKigenyi @RonaldBalimwezo Eng. Rwabogo, would it be possible to develop a comprehensive an automated geospatial map of the electricity distribution infrastructure and transformer network hierarchy across the 15 cities, with particular focus on the
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A few days ago, the University of Amsterdam (Universiteit van Amsterdam) announced that Karolina Drożdż won the Main Prize for the best Master's thesis of 2026! Her research on whether large language models (LLMs) truly understand what they read proved to be the best—out of all departments at the University of Amsterdam. As one of the top universities in Europe, it has consistently ranked among the world's top 100 institutions for years. Karolina has returned to Poland to continue her career here. She will be working at the IDEAS Research Institute under the supervision of Marcin Moskalewicz. This is a beautiful story of a woman who, having achieved such tremendous success and having the opportunity to work anywhere in the world, chose to return to her home country. Congratulations!
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This memory popped up a few mins ago…..kumbe I was right next to a King-to-be, discussing urban planning and development in Uganda. 🥰🥰🥰
Tooro Kingdom, we now look forward to working very closely regarding spatial and orderly development! 🙏🙏💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
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Video: The arrival of the delegation of Italian government officials and business leaders at Entebbe International Airport this afternoon.
At the first Uganda-Italy Business and Investment Forum in Rome last month, the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister @R_Nabbanja said in her keynote address that the success of the meeting would not be measured by speeches, but by the agreements and investments it produces.
This afternoon, a delegation of Italian government and business leaders arrived in Kampala to explore investment opportunities presented by the Ugandan delegation at last month’s forum.
Welcome to 🇺🇬. We look forward to strengthening trade ties and doing more business with 🇮🇹
#OPMUganda #InvestInUganda
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𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗨𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮’𝘀 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁
Hon. @SanjayTanna444 , Minister of @mtic_uganda, positions Italy as Uganda’s gateway to the European market, inviting Italian companies to invest in Uganda through joint ventures, direct investment, financing partnerships and long-term supply arrangements that build local capacity and create shared prosperity.
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Following an invitation by the European Commission, URC submitted an Expression of Interest to participate in the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) in Barcelona, Spain, highlighting key railway investment opportunities aligned with the EU Global Gateway Strategy.
URC's proposal was among the top two selected for publication on the event website, attracting interest and requests for further engagement from European entities.
The Managing Director, Mr. Benon Kajuna is in Spain, presenting URC's investment proposals and engaging European companies, investors and financiers to mobilise partnerships and funding in five key areas:
1. Greening of the Kampala–Kasese Corridor.
2. Electrification and modernisation of the GKMA Commuter Railway, including electric/hybrid rolling stock.
3. Solar power generation along the Tororo–Gulu Corridor.
4. Development of Port Bell as a Green Port.
5. SGR Operations and Maintenance capacity building, technology transfer and support to the Railway Training Institute.
These engagements provide an opportunity to position URC's investment pipeline before European partners and mobilise technical and financial support for sustainable railway development in Uganda. – at Kampala, Uganda
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𝐇𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 | Last evening, senior Ugandan and Italian officials gathered at the poolside of the Kampala Serena Hotel for an institutional coordination event focused on the Uganda Business Hub.
The event was organized by the Investment and Technology Promotion Office of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO ITPO) in Italy.
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Nigerian-born Seun Rasheed was working for oil giant Shell in Qatar when a holiday to Rwanda set him on a different path. During the trip, the wide gap between the local price of passion fruit and what it sold for in Europe caught his attention. He realised there was an opportunity to build an export business around that price gap.
Seven years later, @SoukFarms supplies Rwandan-grown produce – including avocados, chillies and beans – to supermarkets in Europe and the Middle East.
Watch/read the full interview: howwemadeitinafrica.com/p/ni…
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Kikokooma
Many rural folk know Kikokooma, as the best natural toilet paper. Kikokooma also treats diabetes, fever reduction, headache, venereal diseases, wounds, hepatitis and gastrointestinal problems.
Further reading
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…
plant and promote Kikokooma
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Katuugo or African fan palm is found in areas around Murchison Park old wetlands. Its roots, leaves, flowers and fruits are used as nutrition agents, treat herpes, fungal, viral infections, seed young shoot are used as aphrodisiac.
further reading
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…
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Omunyama or Natal Mahogany
Omunyama has extensive traditional use. How do you use it in your community? It treats various ailments such as abdominal pains, dermatitis, lumps inside the anus, jaundice and chest pain.
Further Reading
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