UIA asks Tororo to release land

Jan 04, 2005

The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has appealed to Tororo district local council to pass resolutions for the provision of land for private investment.

By Nathan Etengu
The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has appealed to Tororo district local council to pass resolutions for the provision of land for private investment.
The executive director, Maggie Kigozi, said in a December 15, 2004 letter to the district chairman that the resolution would enable UIA to follow up the leasing needs of the investor and any compensation by the investor and the Government.
“UIA supports re-investment programmes in its promotion, facilitation and aftercare as a sure way of attracting foreign direct investment, revenue generation and job creation,” Kigozi said.
She was responding to an appeal by Tororo Cement Limited for UIA’s intervention in the company’s quest for land for expansion.
The financial controller, Brij Gaghrani, had complained to UIA that his company had failed to get additional land adjacent to the factory for a US$10m expansion. He said the company needed an additional 70.2 acres of land for the project.
“We have been trying to acquire the land but did not succeed,” he said.
He said efforts by Tororo district to meet with the bonnafide owners of the land also failed.
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