Uganda National Meteorological Authority (formerly Department of Meteorology) under Ministry of Water and Environment is a semi autonomous government institution for weather and climate services (UNMA Act. 2012) and a focal institution to Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an international body of experts mandated to analyze scientific research findings on climate change. The Government of Uganda (GoU)… Read More »
The Ministry of Works and Transport was restructured in 2006 from the then Ministry of Works, Housing and Communication (MoWHC). The President announced the changes in 2006 but the restructuring report that contained the approved structure was issued in 2009. Prior to restructuring, MoWHC had a staff establishment of about one thousand five hundred [1500] staff, most of… Read More »
The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) was established in 2007, from the then Ministry of Water, Lands and Environment, following the cabinet decision taken on 15th April, 2007. It has the overall responsibility of the development, managing, and regulating water and Environment resources in Uganda. In the process of executing all its operations, the Ministry is committed to… Read More »
The mandate of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (MoTIC) as derived from the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda (1995 – Article 189, Sixth Schedule Sections 11, 12, 13, 20, 23, 25 and 29) is: “To formulate, review and support policies, strategies, plans and programs that promote and ensure expansion and diversification of trade, cooperatives, environmentally… Read More »
The Uganda National Cultural Centre whose official acronym is UNCC, is a Ugandan statutory body that was established on the 8th October 1959 by the Uganda National Cultural Centre Act, a 1959 Act of Parliament (amended 1965). The Uganda National Cultural Centre, a semi-autonomous body was then officially inaugurated on 2nd December 1959. “A vibrant Institution guided by… Read More »
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Co-operatives established by the UNBS Act Cap 327 and became operational in 1989. It is governed by the National Standards Council and headed by the Executive Director who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of UNBS. The Mandate of UNBS is: Formulation and… Read More »
In 1999, the Bank of Uganda (BoU) issued a policy statement on Microfinance Regulation and Supervision as a framework for Ugandan microfinance institutions (MFIs), and recognized four tiers of institutions that can do microfinance business in Uganda. The tiered system acknowledged that it may be necessary to regulate different types of institutions in different manners, and institutions can… Read More »
The Uganda Free Zones Authority is a body corporate under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. It was established following His Excellency the President’s assent to the Free Zones Act, 2014 and started operations on 1st September 2014. The Agency is responsible for the establishment, development, management, marketing, maintenance, supervision and control of free zones… Read More »
The mandate of FIA is to combat Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing. Functions of the Authority Receive, process, analyze and interpret information disclosed to it and obtained by it in terms of the Act; Shall disseminate, either spontaneously or upon request, information and the results of its analysis to any relevant competent authority in Uganda and if the… Read More »
Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB) is the national focal point for export promotion and development. Our role is to help you export your products and services out of Uganda. We offer support services to exporters in Uganda and foreign buyers including market information, assistance with entering and establishing in new export markets, business linkages, export product development and… Read More »