Uganda Investment Authority_6
Uganda Investment Authority_6
Uganda Investment Authority_6
To unleash, promote, attract and retain value adding domestic and foreign investments through robust marketing, nurturing and aftercare services.
1. To increase FDI percentage contribution to GDP to 30% by 2025 resulting in the creation of 350,000 direct jobs.
2. To facilitate the channeling of 10% of Ugandan Diaspora remittances into investment by 2025.
3. To increase the value of new domestic investment (DI) facilitated by UIA from US$328.7 million in 2018/19 (24.4% of investment) to US$1 billion
(50% of the planned value of licensed investment by 2025) resulting in creation of 350,000 jobs.
4. To improve Uganda's Global Cost of Doing Business Ranking (WB) from 116 to 91 by 2025
5. To improve Uganda's Global Competitiveness Ranking (WEF) from 115 to 90 by 2025.
6. To promote Investment for economic transformation and employment creation through value addition, technology and knowledge transfer.
7. Conduct research to facilitate informed decisions on investment promotion and policies
8. Advocate for favorable investment measures and policies
9. Foster institutional and inter-agency collaboration to enhance synergy in investment
Objective 1: Sustainably lower the cost of doing business at the one stop centre.
(i) The OSC at UIA Head Office was certified for both ISO 9001 (Quality Management) and ISO 45001 (Environmental & Occupational Health)
standards.
(ii) 7 Business related services are now fully developed for online access by clients on the e-Biz portal, namely; Business Name reservation and
registration, Investment Licensing, Land Title Verification, Application for EIA, NIN verification, TIN registration, and Trading License; Trading
License application service has not been switched on yet; this and the new online payment system will be operationalized in Q2 2022;
(iii) 16 Collaborating agencies, 13 of which are Government: (UIA, UFZA, URSB, UMEME, NEMA, NWSC, MLHUD, KCCA, URA, DCIC, UNBS,
NIRA, NITA-U; and FUE, DTB, Giant 100) offering business and investment related services at the OSC
(iv) 683 transactions processed in Q2, a slight improvement from 571 in Q1 but slightly below the 30,000quarterly target.
Objective 2 is Strengthen the organizational and institutional capacity of the private sector
(i) UIA collaborated with USAID on the Feed the Future Uganda Strategic Investment Activity to strengthen the investment ecosystem in Uganda.
(ii) UIA signed an MOU with AMCHAM to attract and foster USA businesses in Uganda and facilitate their growth potential.
(iii) UIA and Chemonics commenced collaboration in the USAID/Uganda Strategic Investments Activity.
(iv) Facilitated SMEs to access information such as the Compendium of SME Business Ideas. And also availed opportunities for linkages with foreign
and domestic large-scale firms for sub contracting and partnerships for technology transfer, productivity improvement, and growing to scale.
(v) Technology Transfer: Facilitated domestic investors with post-investment support services designed to lower the costs of doing business; thru
identifying markets and encouraging; 37 SMEs in coffee and agro-processing linked to the CURAD and Volcano coffee. Associated Jobs 148; GDP
contribution Ugx 815m
(vi) Coordinated Rising woman activities; a collaboration with UIA, DFCU, Monitor Publications/NTV, 1095 Women in Biz trained in
entrepreneurship, provided UIA compendium of business ideas. Associated Jobs 3,285, GDP contribution Ugx 5.475Bn. Top 3 Women Enterprises
each won 10milion shillings capital and Top 10 Women Enterprises will be taken on an exposure and networking trip to Nairobi Kenya.
(vii) Facilitated SMEs access to affordable business finance and acceleration programs to support innovation, technology transfer and enhancement of
competitiveness in the domestic, regional and international markets; Cumulative contribution to GDP 84.77bn and associated jobs created 4310.
Objective 4: Strengthen the role of government in unlocking investment in strategic economic sectors
(i) 12 companies were monitored with an actual investment capacity of USD 47,215,814 having created 462 jobs.
(ii) 17 companies renewed their licenses with a combined actual investment value of USD. 273,622,292 and 383 jobs.
(iii) In Q2 37 companies (10 local and 27 foreign) actualized into licensing with a total planned capital investment of $ 215 9m to create 5 288 jobs
Ministerial Policy Statement FY 2023/24
Table 4.2: Budget Allocation by Department for Recurrent and Development (Ushs Billion)
Target Q2 2023/24
Performance
Target Q2 2023/24
Performance
Value of green growth projects of the Value 2020 20000 33000 0 40000
private sector (USD Million)
PIAP Output: Pipeline of bankable priority NDP3 projects developed for private investment
Programme Intervention: 070201 Create appropriate incentives and regulatory frameworks to attract the private sector to finance green
growth and promote LED
Target Q2 2023/24
Performance
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Performance
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Performance
Programme Intervention: 070501 Address non-financial factors (power, transport, ICT, business processes etc) leading to high costs of doing
business
Target Q2 2023/24
Performance
Target Q2 2023/24
Performance
PIAP Output: Regional network of OSCs for business processes and licensing implemented
Programme Intervention: 070501 Address non-financial factors (power, transport, ICT, business processes etc) leading to high costs of doing
business
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Target Q2 2023/24
Performance
Target Q2 2023/24
Performance
Target Q2 2023/24
Performance
Target Q2 2023/24
Performance
Target Q2 2023/24
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PIAP Output: One stop centres for business registration and licensing established
Programme Intervention: 070302 Strengthening system capacities to enable and harness benefits of coordinated private sector activities
Indicator Name Indicator Base Year Base Level 2022/23 Performance
Measure Targets
Target Q2 2023/24
Performance
Target Q2 2023/24
Performance
Vote Challenges
1. Inadequate budgetary provisions and funding for critical activities such as investment promotion, monitoring and facilitation, implementing an
investor one stop center and Industrial Parks development continues to significantly impact the implementation and execution of the critical activities
of the Authority such as the maintenance of Infrastructure within the Industrial parks and establishment of a fully functional One Stop Centre.
2. The shortages in the human capital element with half the approved staff structure not filled continues to impede timely and effective implementation
of interventions towards the attraction, retention and execution of core activities of the Authority in line with investment promotion and facilitation and
support of SMES.
3. The Authority has a number of unfunded priorities relating to under taking prefeasibility and feasibility studies for all the Industrial Park land under
our control and this has contributed to the slow implementation of the Industrialization agenda.
4. UIA still faces a challenge of financing planned activities. For example, UIA could not undertake feasibility studies and business cases to support
investors in the manufacturing sector in textile and apparel, pharmaceuticals, Dairy value addition and Meat processing, Mitigation. UIA has engaged
UNDP to support the development of feasibility studies, data and information management, innovative financing, industrial park development and job
creation.
1. Dissemination and popularization of the new investment code to support investments by SPVs
Generate evidence-based feasibility studies for bankable projects to support investment decisions
2. Development of investment clusters along the NDP III growth triangle/corridor for value addition
Profiling and interactive servicing of Youth and SMEs captured in the Database
3. Promote business linkages between skills-based enterprises/MSMEs with established business firms
4. Increase the number of business service access at the One stop Centre
Establishment of a regional One stop center for business registration and licensing & other services
5. Coordinating, promoting, and providing support for access to startup capital opportunities
6. Coordinate the continuous development, review and approval of bankable strategic investment projects.
7. Developing of national capacity for rapid development and appraisal of investment projects in national priority areas.
Support the identification and development of trade and industrial projects for marketing to the private sector along value chains preferred by
government.
8. Undertake economic and commercial diplomacy activities involving promoting global awareness of Investment opportunities in Uganda.
9. Establish partnerships between developed manufacturing firms and upcoming or startups.
Establishment of adequate framework for a small and medium scale enterprises database
Develop and comprehensively service industrial parks in the key areas of Kasese, Namanve, Soroti and Luzira.
10. Develop the Remaining 21 industrial business parks and ensure that infrastructure is functional to attract more investors in those areas.
Open three regional One stop Centers to bring key business licensing services nearer to regional based client.
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Projection
Revenue Code Revenue Name FY2022/23
FY2023/24
141501 Rent & Rates - Non-Produced Assets – from private entities 0.000 0.000
141541 Rent & Rates - Non-Produced Assets – from Gov’t units 0.000 0.000
Total 0.000 0.000
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Planned Interventions 1. Tailor made investment opportunities to women created within the SME environment & under the Industrial park
facilities.
2. UIA Entrepreneurship training programs designed to target women & youth as a first priority.
ii) HIV/AIDS
OBJECTIVE 1. To Provide care for staff and dependents living with HIV/AIDS 2. To reduce the increase in cases of HIV/AIDS
Issue of Concern There might be increased cases of HIV/AIDS among staff and the community around the Industrial Parks.
Planned Interventions A. Industrial Park community to be educated on the causes of HIV Aids and provided with testing and counseling
services.
B. Employees to gain access to HIV prevention services.
iii) Environment
OBJECTIVE To improve environmental compliance and monitoring during the implementation of investment
Issue of Concern Lack of Environmental Compliance checks and Monitoring during the Implementation of Investments in Industrial
parks areas.
Planned Interventions A. A requirement for Licensed investors to undertake Environmental and Social Impact assessments before
implementing their projects.
B. Environment Agency (NEMA) to be incorporated at the One Stop Centre and Industrial Park Facilities around
the Country.
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iv) Covid
OBJECTIVE To mitigate against the spread of COVID 19 amongst staff and clients.
Issue of Concern The staff and clients of the Authority are at risk of contracting COVID 19
Planned Interventions A. Regularly provide sanitization facilities for staff and all clients.
B. Provide staff medical insurance including care for COVID 19 infections for staff and dependents.
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