Uganda Manufacturers' Association

Uganda Manufacturers' Association (UMA), is an industry-association in Uganda, that aims to bring together Ugandan industrialists and manufacturers in an attempt to guide the industrial actors in the country towards global competitiveness, on a sustainable basis. The association advises the government of Uganda in the formulation of national and regional industrial policy. UMA also serves as a collective lobby and mouthpiece for its members.[2][3]

Uganda Manufacturers' Association
Private
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1988
HeadquartersKampala, Uganda
Key people
Barbara Mulwana
Chairperson
Daniel Birungi
Executive Director[1]
Websitewww.uma.or.ug

Location

The headquarters of UMA are located at the Lugogo Show Grounds, in the Nakawa Division of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda. This is approximately 4.2 kilometres (3 mi), by road, east of the central business district of the city, along the Kampala-Jinja Road.[4] The coordinates of the headquarters of the Uganda Manufacturers' Association are: 0°19'37.0"N, 32°36'34.0"E (Latitude:0.326944; Longitude:32.609444).[5]

Overview

As of October 2017, the Uganda Manufactures Association had over 600 member companies in all regions of Uganda. UMA is organized into four departments: 1. the Policy and Advocacy Department, 2. the Trade Promotion and Marketing Department, 3. the Communication Department and 4. the Business Support Department.[6]

UMA is governed by a six-member Advisory Council. There also is an 18-person board of directors, which reports to the Council. The board is chaired by Barbara Mulwana, the daughter of the late James Mulwana, who founded the association in 1988. Below the board is the secretariat, subdivided into departments.[3] The Secretariat is headed by an Executive Director, currently Daniel Birungi.[7]

History

In April 1988, the late James Mulwana, led a group of Ugandan industrialists and manufacturers to inaugurate UMA. The founder-members included James Mulwana, Alam Manzoor, Aga Ssekalaala Sr., Gordon Wavamunno, Henry Makmot and several other executives from government parastatal companies.[8] There was an association by the same name founded in the 1960s by the late Jayant Madhvani, but that association collapsed when he died in 1971.[8]

Annual UMA Trade Fair

Beginning in 1989, UMA began to organize a national trade fair at the national trade show-grounds, then located in the city of Jinja, about 80 kilometres (50 mi), by road, east of Kampala. The first fair in Kampala was held in 1992 in Lugogo Indoor Stadium, in the Lugogo neighborhood, on Kololo Hill, in 1992. Later, UMA, led by James Mulwana was given 22 acres (9 ha) by the government of Uganda, where the association constructed its current show grounds.[8][9]

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See also

References
  1. Kato, Joseph (5 October 2017). "500 foreign manufacturers exhibit at UMA Trade Fair". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. UMA (7 October 2017). "Uganda Manufacturers Association: Vision, Mission and Objectives". Kampala: Uganda Manufacturers' Association (UMA). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. Horner, Ida (17 May 2011). "Introducing Uganda Manufacturers Association". Africaontheblog.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  4. GFC (7 October 2017). "Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and UMA Show Ground, Kampala, Uganda". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  5. Google (7 October 2017). "Location of the headquarters of Uganda Manufacturers Association" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. Kiira Uganda (7 October 2017). "Uganda Manufacturers Association: Jinja Branch". Jinja: Kiira.co.ug (Kiira Uganda). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  7. Martin Luther Oketch (19 July 2018). "Incentives target foreign direct investment - Muhakanizi". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  8. UMA (7 October 2017). "Revival of UMA and the Role played by Dr. James Mulwana (RIP): How Dr. James Mulwana Started Uganda Manufacturers Association". Kampala: Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA). Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. The Independent Business Reporter (1 October 2017). "This Week: UMA trade fair set for 3-10 October 2017". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

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