Industrial Parks
INDUSTRIAL PARKS
The government through NAADS and other partners is establishing 2 industrial parks in Rwenzori Region specifically in Kabarole and Kasese districts.
The industrial parks are under the Presidential Initiative on Agro Industrialization for local economic development (AGRILED) in the Rwenzori Region. AGRILED is a transformative national initiative, with the overall strategic direction of transforming local government system to facilitate effective business oriented local development with a focus on poverty reduction and sustainable wealth creation.
The Agri-LED strategic interventions are being piloted in Rwenzori sub region and will facilitate projects towards Public Investment Management for Agro Industrialization for:
- Kabarole Industrial Park
- Kasese Industrial Park
The industrial parks are set to prioritize the following;
- Agro-processing
- ICT
- Mineral Beneficiation and
Partners in establishing the Industrial Parks
- NAADS
- Kasese District LG,
- Kasese Municipality,
- Kabarole District
- Fort portal Municipality
- Operation Wealth Creation (Secretariat & Regional)
- Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI)
- Ministry of Local Government (MoLG)
- Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA)
- National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NW&SC)
- Rural Electrification Agency (REA)
- Uganda Investment Authority (UIA)
- Uganda Development Corporation (UDC)
- Ministry of Trade and Industry and Cooperatives (MTIC) Ministry of Agriculture
- Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF)
- Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT)
- Private Sector Foundation(PSFU)