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New currency for Kenya BY HUMPHREY LILOBA NAIROBI, KENYA---The East African Community’s (EAC) roadmap towards a common currency has been given a knock with the announcement of new currency notes and coins in Kenya last week. According to the regional integration roadmap, the EAC countries are to adopt a common currency by the year 2015. It is doubtful that the Kenyan govern-

ment would order new currency in a span of two years given the printing and minting costs involved in the whole exercise. The annoucement made by Kenya’s Head of Civil Service and not as traditionally done by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) also raised questions on whether due tendering procedures had been followed. CBK and the Kenyan Treasury have in the past been embroiled in in an intericated web of scandals following past printing and currency minting contracts

to British firm De la Rue. “The coountry now comes to a great risk of incurring huge costs if for instance the Monetary Union planned by the EAC comes to fruition. But this is highly doubtful,” Jackson Mutulu, an economic expert in Nairobi said. In keeping with the new Kenyan constitution, the new currency will not bear any portraits of individuals, current or former presidents, but will bear images that are unique to Kenya as a country. ‘All notes and coins shall bear only

images that depict Kenya. These images exclude portraits of any individua,’ reads article 231(4) of the Constitution. In the past, various Kenyan currency notes and coins would carry the image of the three presidents namely Jomo Kenyatta, Daniel arap Moi and Emilio Mwai Kibaki. According to Kimemia, the decision to rollout the new currency was reached after a Cabinet meeting.The consititution requires a participatory process in determining the design of the new currency.

EAC woos Norwegian business BY DAVID MUWANGA

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ARUSHA, TANZANIA-East African Community’s Secretary General, Ambassador Dr. Richard Sezibera, has been wooing Norwegian investors, business leaders and the private sector in general, to come and invest in EAC’s industrial base. He said the trading bloc made up of 130 million people offers a widerange of opportunities. “We are however being challenged by a relatively low level of financial deepening, lower levels of domestic savings, high reliance on donor aid, limited physical infrastructure and human capital,” he said. He made the appeal last week in a key note address at the Annual Conference of the

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Uganda tour operators win VAT postponement BY EMMA ONYANGO KAMPALA, UGANDA –Uganda’s tourism industry is drawing out a collective sigh of relief following the government’s postponement to slap 18% VAT on upcountry hotel accommodation and related services. The tax will now be imposed next financial year. This follows desperate calls since the June

budget speech, for the government to revisit the decision. Several representatives of the industry argued that the timing would have an adverse effect on Uganda’s tourism revenues because of the abrupt cancellations that would follow. Corne Schalkwyk, the Head of Marketing and Sales at Marasa Africa disclosed that Hong Kong

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Tanzania dumps VIP status at entry BY KENAN KALAGHO DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA-Tanzanian ministers and ambassadors will no longer be enjoying immunity at check-points at international airports in the country. This is part of a campaign to block all loopholes through which drugs can be smuggled into in the country.

Tanzania Transport Minister Dr Harrison Mwakyembe said last week there was speculation that public figures are involved in the business. He said the government has decided not to take chances and introduced this new directive. Recently the government of Tanzania has recently warned

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Rwanda adopts mobile tax payments BY DIAS NYESIGA KIGALI, RWANDA-Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) whose turnover is between Rwf 2 million (about $3,000) and Rwf500 million (nearly $760,000), will find it

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Uganda tour operators firms win VAT fight FROM PAGE 1uu and German tour operators had dropped Uganda as a product because of the sudden change in their price quotations. During the reading of the 2013/14 national budget in June, finance minister, Maria Kiwanuka proposed to reinstate VAT on upcountry hotel accommodation in order to widen the tax base and raise Ush6 billion (about $2.3 million). Tour operators said it would send the wrong message. Amos Wekesa, the proprietor of Great Lakes Safaris, a tour company told the East African Business Week last week, much as government had rescinded its earlier decision, concerted efforts were still needed if the country was to fully benefit from the sector. “Our leaders must understand that this country has a very negative image abroad. Whenever we travel to Europe to market Uganda, all they (Europeans) talk about is Idi Amin, disease, poverty. No one wants to deal with a person who always has problems. We must make deliberate efforts to change that image. “This country is great and we can out-compete any country in the region if we just invested in changing the image of this country. We would create so many opportunities for the young people in terms of tourism and also our exports,” he said. According to Wekesa, government needs step up its game as far as marketing Uganda is concerned. He said revenues could more than triple if more money is channeled towards marketing.

Tourists who had canceled bookings may now change their minds. “Kenya is spending $34 million in marketing the country; Tanzania is spending $10 million, Rwanda is spending $5 million, Burundi spends $1.5 million and Uganda is having a very miserable $90,000 to market the nation. If you compared that to what MTN spends on maintaining their image; even Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) spends far much more money as opposed to the money that has been allocated to market the entire nation,” he said. He continued, “Imagine the revenues the sector has realized without government help. How much more would we earn if government committed funds to marketing,” he said. He said: “So we are very happy and grateful to government for what they have done and we are looking forward to more engagement in as far as marketing is concerned.” The tour agents are however push-

ing for the complete elimination of the VAT on up country hotel accommodation given that they already pay VAT on other services like park entrance, fuel, boat trips among others. “Our dream now is to make sure that this (VAT) is deferred forever and not just for one year because we normally make contracts for two years with the people we work with in Europe. May be after three or four years it can be reinstated when we will have prepared our clients,” Wekesa added. On a lighter note, Stephen Kiprotich’s exploits at the just concluded World Championships in Moscow, Russia have been lauded by the tour operators for boosting Uganda’s international image at a time when Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic Fever had been announced in some areas.

EAC woos Norwegian business FROM PAGE 1uu Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (NORFUND) held in Oslo, Norway. He said there were opportunities in agro processing, pharmaceuticals, the chemical industry, manufacturing, mining, fishing, tourism, ICT and of course oil and gas. Amb. Sezibera said there were investment opportunities in the infrastructure sector that include but not limited to rail, energy. “Our region now enjoys macroeconomic and political stability as well as favourable business environment and strong institutions and all the Partner States are committed towards providing an investmentconducive environment. We are committed to developing regional value chains, integrated into the global supply chains,” Amb. Sezibera said.

He said that the region needs to double the energy generation from the current 4000 MW to at least 40,000Mw in the next decade adding that also included are opportunities in renewable energy and green technologies, enlargement of Ports and Harbors as well as inland waterways, telecommunications. Dr. Sezibera added that working with the partner states’ governments, the African Development Bank, the World Bank, the European Union, and the private sector, the region was designing an East African Development Fund to contribute to meeting the infrastructure gap, including through the mobilization of domestic resources. “I invite Norway to be part of this exciting initiative” he said. He reiterated that East Africa's economic vibrancy was in large part due to the hard labor and resilience

of East African women. “If East Africa is the new frontier market, then surely East African women are the true emerging market. Investing in them is smart economics. It also happens to be smart politics” said Amb. Sezibera. He hailed the Norwegian Fund and Norway Africa Business Forum for promoting and supporting the region’s investment programmes. He encouraged the Norwegian Sovereign Fund to increase its operations in all countries of East Africa, especially in the infrastructure, energy, and infrastructure Sector. I look forward to increased East African investments in the Norwegian Market. He said there was need to design strategies to increase the share of East African two-way Trade with Norway.

Rwanda adopts mobile taxes FROM PAGE 1uu much easier to handle their tax affairs, thanks to the new M-declaration platform. The platform, introduced by the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA), will help SMEs to declare tax through a mobile phone. “In fact, we expect this to help tax payers to declare their returns from wherever they will be using their mobile phones,” Celestine Bumbakare, the RRA Commissioner in-charge of Domestic Taxes said. The platform, like other innovations in the electronic payment system, helps the tax payers to remit and get quick confirmation feedback. “All that a business needs is a mobile phone, a national identity number and passports for foreigners and the tax identification Number-TIN,” Bumbakare said. To activate the platform the client will type *800# and follow instructions where then the system will match the three requirements.Small business owners will now be able to declare their previous

year’s turnover and taxes through a mobile banking platform of their choice, Internet or over the counter payment. The platform is part of the government ‘s effort to set up the Rwanda Integrated Payment and Processing System (RIPPS) in to ease payments systems across the country.Bumbakare said the current electronic tax filing that most businesses use was not compliant to the needs of the SMEs. He said most owners of these businesses do not have the know-how to use it.Experts believe that the new platform is likely to back up RRA tax compliance initiative that was recently hit by a setback of billing machines which most businesses dislike. “You see, not all who evade taxes actually want it that way. Some feel it is burdening to queue at revenue offices to declare,” Davis Mukiza, a business consultant said RRA remitted to the national treasury Rwf675 billion during the 2012/2013 financial year which is Rwf22 billion above the target set by Ministry of Finance.

Tanzania dumps VIP status at entry FROM PAGE 1uu those importing narcotic drugs in the country that it would now start naming and taking their photographs for publish for everyone who will be caught with the unlawful substance. In the recent weeks there has been a lot of discussions in Tanzania media and especially at national level regarding the influx of narcotic drugs and its illegal importation in the country where many press went up to the extent of listing down the possible people dealing with drug importation in the country. Dr Mwakyembe said last week the government will now expose any individual found to be associated or caught in the act of importing or exporting narcotic drugs inside or outside Tanzania. He said there were loopholes at the airport checkpoints that needed a quick

and immediate action if the country is to be safe from the importing the illegal substance that is causing a great damage to the majority youth in the country. Addressing a conference in Dar es Salaam he named the airport personnel including a police officer for facilitation the transportation of 180 kilorammes through the JINA to South Africa worth some Tsh 8.2 billion on July 2 this year. It was earlier reported in South Africa that two Tanzanian young female one being the famous actress Agnes Gerald commonly known as (Alias Agnes Masogange) were caught at Oliver Thambo International airport in Johannesburg South Africa where they have been charged. Dr Mwakyembe has already ordered the dismissal of four security officers at the airport working under Tanzania Airport.

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Minerals spur interest for Burundi-Tanzania railway BY KENAN KALAGHO DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA--Mineral discoveries in two East African countries of Tanzania and Burundi is likely to speed up the construction of the central corridor railway network linking Dar es Salaam-Isaka-Msongati Isaka-Kigali/Keza –Msongati and Burundi. Experts believe Burundi has about 285 million metric tons of nickel. The Tanzania nickel project is located at Kabanga to the south west of Lake Victoria in Kagera region and is estimated to have 9.7 million tons of nickel deposits. According to a report by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the exploitation of the metal, discovered in 1974 in Burundi, has been hindered by lack of infrastructure following civil war in the mid1990s that halted development and limited economic growth. Speaking in Dar es salaam last week, Athanase Ndayiragije, the Adviser to the Minister of Transport, Public Works and Equipment in Burundi, said the huge volumes of nickel discovered by the two countries can only be transported with a reliable standard

Dr Mwakyembe exchanging views with other delegates during the conference. Photo by Kenan Kalagho gauge railway line system. Ndayiragije said the Central Corridor could play an important part in transporting the nickel to Dar es Salaam port. He said the feasibility study that was done in 2007 showed that the construction of Dar es salaam-Isaka-Kigali/KezaMsongati rail was going to cost some $5 billion. But the Kigoma-Bujumbura-

Msongati line would need only $1.3 billion to be constructed. Ndayiragije said it was important for investors to look into the ways of finding the project options of which project to develop first. between the two proposed routes of railway line. Tanzania transport minister, Dr Harrison Mwakyembe said the government is doing its best

to make sure that the Central Corridor rail network kicks off by 2015. Tanzania plans for a standard gauge line. Dr Mwakyembe said the feasibility study, paid for by AfDB, had already been done at the cost of $8.5 million. Meanwhile, Xstrata has already invested some $95 million in at its Kabanga nickel metal project. It is still in the pre-feasibility

stage of the development. The project is expected to employ some 2,000 people at full capacity. “Burundi is expected to mine nickel to a tune of 1.2 to 2 million metric tons a year where as Tanzania is expected to produce around three million metric tons of nickel a year, and these cargo will require a standard gauge” Dr Mwakyembe said.

EAC starts new study for locals BY DAVID MUWANGA ARUSHA, TANZANIA -The Deputy Secretary General of the East African Community in charge of Productive and Social Sectors, Jessica Eriyo has commissioned a study on local government’s economic development. The primary focus is to examine the role of the local authorities in the regional integration. “It would be valuable to ascertain the views of different stakeholders regarding the role of Local Authorities that host cross-border posts, role of local governments in cross border management, nature and trends of people, goods and services” she said last week. The study is to be carried out by the East African Local Government Association together with GIZ/All Africa Ministerial Conference on Decentralization and Local Development (AMCOD) in the EAC regional integration framework in two border posts of Namanga and Akanyaru

Correction In our issue of August 1925, on page 32, we gave an incorrect figure in the story ‘EAC needs $115b for new projects’. The actual figure is $15 billion. We apologise for the error and any incovenience caused by the typo. Editor

Addis to host regional population meeting BY EABW REPORTER ADDIS ABABA, TANZANIA--The Regional Conference on Population and Development Beyond 2014 will be held from September 30 to October 40, 2013 at the United Nations Conference Centre, in Addis Ababa. The theme of the conference is ‘Harnessing the Demographic Dividend: The future we want for Africa.’ According to the organisers this conference will focus on the need for state and non-state actors to recommit themselves at the highest level to fully implementing the ICPD Plan of Action at national and regional levels. Before the actual conference, there will be a series of pre-events. These are intended to help cement the African Common Position to be included in the ICPD Beyond 2014 Global Report. The outcomes of the regional report will serve as a major reference for population and development policies and programmes beyond 2014 and inform the post-2015 development agenda in Africa.

Being the AU headquarters, more meetings take place in Addis than other cities. According to the report by the UN Population Fund, the countries with the fastest growth rates already have difficulties feeding their populations. Worldwide, key goods like water, energy and food are becoming increasingly scarce and more expensive. Among the key trends noted by the UN, is that African nations are expected to be among the fastest-growing, in large part due to higher fertility rates.

Countries with low fertility, such as European nations, likely will shrink during the coming century. The continent's population could drop 14% by the century's end. By 2100, the world is expected to have 10.9 billion inhabitants. About 4.2 billion of those are likely to live in Africa. Today, the United States is the third most-populous country in the world. By mid-century, another nation could take

that slot: Nigeria. In the East Africa region, Ethiopia has the biggest population, standing at about 85 million. Meanwhile, according to media reports the new Addis Ababa city administration plans to spend Br154 billion (about $8 billion) over the next five years for redeveloping the city Road construction is to be the top priority. The incoming administration wants to increase coverage from 15% to 20%. The whole expenditure outlay is contained in the Strategic Project Management (SPM) document. The city's budget, now standing at 20.03 billion Br, is also projected to reach 42 billion Br by 2017/18 - the fifth year. Cabinet officials, managers from the city's 10 districts and two officials from each of the 116 weredas of the city discussed the first draft of the SPM at a meeting chaired by Mayor Diriba Kuma at the Addis Abeba City Hallin midAugust. Drafters of the city's SPM documents have attempted to make them correspond with the national Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) in recent years.into effect.

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Pirates pose threat to gas fields BY LEONARD MAGOMBA DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA--– Lack of security in the offshore Tanzanian waters of the Indian Ocean may encourage pirates to attack oil and gas exploration operations instead of the usual marine transportation. Statoil, in which the Norwegian government owns a 67% stake and ExonMobil Exploration and Production are leading companies in the search for LNG. Significant finds at Tangawizi, Zafarani and Lavani in Block 2, have already been higlighted but pirates pose a serious challenge to future operations. The Statoil’s Head of Communications, Geneviene Kasanga told EABW in Dar es Salaam recently, Somali pirates may shift to oil and gas exploration firms as targets. Citing an example that happened on April 15th this year, Kasanga said the incident has forced them to deploy a special security unit. “As per our normal routing, when we are carrying out exploration, a speedboat which carried a group of Somali pirates came very close to our exploration areas,” she said.

Statoil are one of the notable names involved in Tanzania’s offshore gas exploration in the Indian Ocean. When asked if they attacked them she said, “They did not…it seemed that they were doing survey to scrutinize on how to attack, otherwise they were mistaking the exploration ship with an oil tanker vessel.” Some Dar es Salaam residents interviewed by EABW said there is a need for the joint effort navy forces to reinforce security to other areas rather than only around the Horn of Africa. The good news for the oil

and gas explorers is that the governments of Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa have already signed a tripartite pact to strengthen maritime security in Indian Ocean and fight piracy. Tanzania’s gas finds stand at 53 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas reserves with an estimated value of far over $430 billion (Tsh688 trillion), nearly 40 times of this year’s national budget. Much of this information came out of a recent

gas and oil conference hosted for journalists from selected countries to get some insight into the industry. It is expected that, along with Mozambique, Tanzania will be the world’s third-largest exporter of natural gas in the near future. This implies that the East African region is hot on the heels of Qatar and Indonesia, the first and second largest producers of liquid natural gas in the world respectively.

Citadel plans to raise $529m BY EABW REPORTER CAIRO, EGYPT--Citadel Capital, the $9 billion private equity company, is waiting for the regulators to approve a meeting intended to see how to raise $529 million. Permission has to come from the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA). According to a company statement, an extraordinary general meeting to approve the launch of a $529 million capital increase, would see the firm’s paid-in capital rise to $1,145 million from $615 million. This is part of Citadel Capital’s transformation from the largest private equity firm in Africa into the leading investment

company in the region. Ahmed Heikal (pictured above) is Chairman and Founder of Citadel

Capital. The proposed capital increase will be used by Citadel Capital to reach 51%to 100% ownership in the majority of its platforms companies, and in particular in the firm’s subsidiaries in its five core industries — energy, transportation, agrifoods, mining and cement. In the near future Citadel Capital plans to pull out of non-core investments as it transforms its business model to become an investment company. The $529 million will be a key step in a process that will see co-investors and limited partners (LPs) in the firm’s platform companies given the opportunity to synthetically swap their stakes for shares of Citadel Capital. Valuations of the under-

lying platform companies have been completed by HC Securities (an independent financial consultant certified by EFSA) and accepted by both participating LPs and ratified by shareholders at an ordinary general meeting (OGM) held on June 1, 2013. At the OGM, shareholders also voted to allow Citadel Capital’s Board of Directors to execute the acquisition of the additional stakes in the company’s subsidiaries. According to the company statement, these purchases will be settled through the proposed issuance of shares, which participating LPs have undertaken to subscribe to. In East Africa, Citadel is a major shareholder in the rail concession, RVR.

The British Gas Group is another pacesetter. The Group has made eight consecutive offshore natural gas discoveries, two successful appraisal wells and one successful field test. The Norway’s Statoil and its partner ExxonMobil have made their fourth high-impact large offshore gas discovery in a year. They have already found 17 tcf of natural gas in its four wells. The firms plan to drill 17 new wells in the 2013-2014 financial year.

The Tanzania’s Peoples Defense Forces (TPDF) Navy Major Charles Mboma said there is a need for the members of the Tanzanian Navy to equip with new skills in order to combat piracy across the Indian Ocean. Major Mboma said piracy has been a huge problem across East African waters. He said pirates change their way of operating every day, “It is therefore equally important to step up their navy tactics in order to deal with the rising problem thoroughly,” he said. It has estimated that more than $6 billion in revenue has been lost in the past 10 due to Somali piracy. This has caused the country’s economic retrogression since its instability. In 2010 there were 29 incidents of piracy in Tanzania which came down to nine in 2011 after intervention. The South African Navy, which is the only navy with the means to do deep water patrolling in the region, already, has a vessels patrolling the waters from South Africa to Tanzania. To help fight piracy, three sub regional information sharing centres (ISCs) have been created, in Sana’a, Yemen, Mombasa and Dar es Salaam.

Kenya visitors drop BY HUMPHREY LILOBA NAIROBI, KENYA--A number of factors among them insecurity, the March elections and general uncertainty are blamed for Kenya’s dwindling tourism arrivals. The sector recorded a 2.1 per cent dip in tourist arrivals as at June 2013 compared to the same period last year. According to figures released by the Kenya Tourism Board ( KTB) which is the government’s sector marketing agency, international arrivals reached 495,978 against 564,261 registered around the same time the previous year. Part of the decline in numbers is attraibuted to a cash crunch facing a number of European countries currently. ‘We expect these figures to grow in the remaining months of the year as all indicators are currently looking up,’ read a media release issued by KTB. This optimism comes in the wake of fresh fears that the inconvenience and bad publicity caused by the recent fire that gutted parts of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) could further hurt the already limping industry. President Uhuru Kenyatta recently announced a further $39.3 million budgetary allocation to KTB towards sustained marketing efforts of Kenya as a tourist destination.

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Bankers get refresher on money laundering BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA--Nishanth Nottath, an international antimoney laundering expert was in Kampala last week to share with the banking industry the latest ways to prevent or detect and report money laundering to law enforcement agencies. He is also the Head of Financial Crime Intelligence Operations for Standard Chartered Middle East, Pakistan and Africa. Moneny laundering involves hiding the true source of funds generated from criminal or illegal activities. Various transactions are then carried out to hide the trail with a view to integrate the funds in the main stream economy and make funds available for normal day to today activities. Standard Chartered Bank also invited KPMG to discuss their recently issued money laundering survey for Africa so that participants get to know what is being done in other countries to curb money laundering crime. Herman Kasekende the CEO Standard Chartered Bank (Uganda) thanked the government and Parliament for recently passing antimoney landering (AML) legislation. “It was a critical yet bold move by the government that is welcome. The passing of the AML Bill shows the government’s commitment to tackle the thorny yet global issue of fighting money laundering. We are eagerly waiting for it to be signed into law,” Kasekende said. Ms. Justine Bagyenda, the Executive Director Supervision, Bank of Uganda emphasized the importance of having an AML law.

Globally an esitmated $800 million to $2 trillion is laundered annually. She encouraged all stakeholders to embrace the AML law but also expedite the process of putting in place systems to curb money laundering. Nottath shared with participants good practice on money laundering prevention and the uses and benefits of automated transaction surveillance/monitoring systems. Nottah highlighted the different types of risks, behavioral patterns of money launderers and systems that can be used like the Automated Transaction Surveillance to fight AML crime. Alex Mwangi of KPMG, Risk Consulting (Forensic - Regulatory

Compliance) took the participants through AML Survey – Africa. KPMG conducted an AML survey in 11 African countries, South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Mauritius, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana and Nigeria. A total of 59 banks responded to the survey. Mwangi said it is vital for policymakers and lawmakers to ensure that the banking system cannot be used formoney laundring and terrorist financing purposes. He said the estimated amount of money laundered globally per year is between two and five percent of global GDP, or $800 billion to $2 trillion.

Tanzania beer maker posts $162m profit BY PATRICK KISEMBO DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA--Tanzania Breweries Limited, one of the leading beer makers in the country, has posted $162.6 million profit after tax for the second quarter of the company’s financial year, 2012/13. The profit it accumulates has enabled the company to propose a dividend payment of Tsh300 ($0.188) per share during the year, the company said recently tTotal dividend paid amounted to Tsh88 billion ($55 million) which 50% over that for the prior year. The TBL’s Board Chairman, Cleopa Msuya told East African Business Week despite having tough market conditions, they are proud of the results they achieved. “We have demonstrated agility in responding to the changing environment and have made a number of interventions to enhance the positions of our brands and to strengthen the business for the future,” Msuya said. Msuya said the company revenue registered an 11% growth with a corresponding operating profit growth of 10% to Tsh263.19 billion ($162.56 million) in the second quarters of the company’s fiscal year 2012/2013.

He said the effect of lower volumes sold during the year was offset by price increases, variable cost savings from a stable exchange rate, favourable product mix swing into the premium sector and an exceptional performance of the wines and spirits business. He said despite the increase in excise rate that resulted in a decline in volumes sold, TBL had continued to make a significant contribution to the government revenues. The company has paid Tsh345 billion ($213.09 million) in taxes to the government for the year, equivalent to the increase of 10.6% of the previous year, Msuya told the shareholders.

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We have demostrated agility in responding to the changing environment and have made a number of interventions to enhance the position of our brands ndssolving Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.

I&M Bank posts improved results after buy-out BY DIAS NYESIGA KIGALI, RWANDA----Profits are looking up at I&M Bank (Rwanda) after it bought a majority stake in the former Rwanda Commercial Bank (BCR). The bank has also stepped up its electronic banking facilities. The Bank posted operating profits of Rwf3.9 billion (about $5 million) in the first half of this year up from Rwf2.2 billion in June, last year which saw net income moving to Rwf8.99b up from Rwf6.75b. Sanjeeve Anand, the Managing Director of I& M Bank said the bank was able to post a positive outlook in-terms of profits due to its rigorous efforts to increase

and improve products that suit the clients' needs . “We strive to have a great brand strategy grounded in the truth of our organization—its legacy, unique capabilities and opportunities,” he said. The bank says, the recent innovations of its electronic payment system, expansion of the ATM network countrywide and the easing of payment for tax payers have helped the bank’s bottom line. Meanwhile, total assets grew by 15%, from Rwf110.2b to Rwf127.6b (nearly $125 million),with the value of non-performing loans reduced from Rwf315.7m to Rwf245.9m. At the time private equity firm Actis sold its shares to I&M, BCR

had 15 branches spread across Rwanda. In 2004, BCR was privatized after Actis bought an 80% stake from the Rwandan government which retained 20%. The Central Bank’s latest monetary statement, it is indicated that the banking sector remained profitable and continued to post a positive outlook needed to boost the private sector. “The liquidity in the banking sector is within the desired level consistent with the financial needs of the economy,” John Rwangombwa, the Governor of the Central Bank said. The I&M good results are also partly due to the bank’s willingness to lend to the private sector. A lower Central Bank rate has

The bank reports good figures after buying 50% of BCR encouraged more lending by com-

mercial banks. Again,the Central bank statistics indicate that the banking sector was still robust after posting a total net profit of Rwf14 billion over the first half of this year against Rwf12.9 billion during the same period last year. The sector’s liquid assets to total deposits ratio a yardstick used to measure liquidity position accounted for 46.2% in the first half of this year, compared to 47.6% recorded in the same period last year which is higher than the benchmark required by the central bank “We will continue to strengthen supervision to ensure non-performing loan ratio reduces towards achieving the five percent target,” Rwangombwa said.

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Remembering Zenawi’s words

ecently Ethiopia marked the first anniversay of the death of former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Like all exceptional men, he had as many admirers as detractors, but none could doubt his commitment to Ethiopia’s economic development. Perhaps the biggest part of his legacy, is pushing for the massive construction of new dams that will eventually see Ethiopia as the top exporter of electricity in the region. By way of new inter-connector high voltage lines, neighbouring countries like Kenya and South Sudan, will have access to relatively cheap power supplies. It is to his credit that his successor, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has stayed the course despite the often ominous rumblings from Egypt about use of the Nile waters. Zenawi once said infrastructure must be available to all at the lowest price possible. In this regard, he was quick to rope in Chinese assistance when the Western donor community shunned his ambitious plans. Then when the Western green movement began to raise their voices, Zenawi remarked: ‘My fear is that (western environmentalists) are not concerned about the environment in an intelligent way.’ The gist of his comment being that without the new dams, poverty in Ethiopia would worsen, along with environmental degradation. Zenawi was a strong believer in self-reliance. But he was just as passionate if this involved a strong regional economic bloc. However he never spoke for the sake of the ideal alone. He wanted African leaders to place much deeper thought into how to achieve this goal beyond the fine words said during conferences. During his last appearance at the AU summit in Addis Ababa, he chided his colleagues, “If every country in East Africa produced tea and coffee why would they export to one another?” he asked. Zenawi was also cautious about creating a continental free trade area in 2017. Zenawi understood better than many of his colleagues that regional cooperation cannot work without some kind of cast-iron agreements on who produces what and for whom. The concept of comparative advantage must take precedent over nationalistic tendencies to protect inefficient industries and pursue economic policies that favour one over the other. The surrender of sovereignty is an essential aspect of any economic cooperation, whether regional or global. Zenawi was of the view that sub-Saharan Africa should tread slowly rather than go into a headlong dash forward simply because it is fashionable. It is also important to build the foundations of regional cooperation like an electricity pool. Prime Minister Desalegn has not lost track of this. Late last year he said at the UN headquarters, Ethiopia has already made progress in regional integration, playing a “catalytic role” in laying the infrastructural basis for consolidating economic ties with the countries of the East Africa region. It is unlikely the late Zenawi would disagree with that sentiment.

Beverage firm offers women business skills BY BAZ WAISWA KAMPALA, UGANDACentury Bottling Company (CBC), the makers of Coca-Cola products in Uganda, has teamed up with Technoserve to help empower Ugandan women in business. The initiative is dubbed ‘5by20.’ The 5by20 is a globalmove by the US-based Coca-Cola Company that seeks to invest, address barriers women face while engaging in business such as lack of access to finance, market and training. It is targeting five million women in business across the world. One hundred women in Uganda were identified and guided in how to run successful micro and small enterprises. They were also given some tips in how to be innovative so that their businesses can steadily grow. The women were selected from Mukono, Kayunga, Mityana and Mubende in Central Uganda, and Nwoya and Gulu in Northern Uganda. After a rigorous three month training, 52 of the now ‘refurbished’ business women received coolers and 48 received ice boxes to keep their stocks of drinks cold. The start-up stock consisted of three boxes each of Coca-Cola, Fanta and Sprite. Observers say this initiative will go a long way in creating business sustainability among these enterprising women and create employment in a multiplier effect. Speaking during the launch of the initiative last week, Century Bottling Company (CBC) Managing Director, Norton Kingwill stressed the company’s commitment to helping uplift women in Ugandan society by encouraging them to set up and run their own successful businesses. “According to the latest Uganda Economic Update, the importance of job creation remains critical to

Kingwell said they want to reduce unemployment.

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Nearly 50% of micro and samll enterprises in Uganda are owned by women. the economic growth of the country. “We at Century Bottling are therefore very excited to be making our contribution to uplifting the levels of employment in the country and therefore helping to drive economic growth, while at the same time reducing poverty levels among our women,” he said. “Forty-six per cent of micro and small enterprises in Uganda are owned by women and these businesses dominate the beverage, textile and service sectors, a factor that lends credence to decision to launch

5by20 we’re launching here today.” Kingwill said. The women have already been trained on financial literacy and business skills during a one-day training session that addressed price margins, marketing and retailing Coca-Cola brands. All participants in the programme will be assigned an Area Sales Manager and Account Developer from CBC to guide them and monitor their business growth. Mwajuma Namale received an ice boxe which she said will help her in storing her soft drinks. Her

main customers include the different schools in her neighborhood. She operates a kiosk that sells merchandise and snacks in Kayunga, east of Kampala. “When we were being trained we were taught to save money and how to reinvest it for further business growth and expansion,” Namale said. Namale felt that she had benefited from the initiative. Erastus Kibugu, the Country Director of Technoserve, the company that handled the training, explained that enterprise development is key to development.

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LETTERS & PERSPECTIVE IMAGE OF THE WEEK

PERSPECTIVE

Growth champions tag African future W

ON THE BRINK: It is the moonson season in East Asia and this Indian man has no second thoughts about keeping intact one of his most cherished possessions as he looks for higher ground after the Ganges broke its banks during a recent downpour.

Egypt reminds us to be vigilant

Ugandans must face reality

Rwandan traders need support

Editor, Most of us will have seen the graphic images out of Egypt and wonder how fragile national stability can be. Two years ago, few could have thought that Egypt can be shown like this. Much has been said about the authoritarian rule of Mubarak. However there was order and the economy was functioning in a fashion. Today, you hear people complaining about no customers, no incomes and meagre earnings. This is because the streets have become battlegrounds. As much as the White man’s version of democracy remainsly largely illusive to most African countries, we can at least learn to respect private property. Private property is the basis of free enterprise and economic growth. We want to work and see the fruits of our labour. Not have it burnt to the ground by firebombs. We must be vigilant against people who use our worse human tendencies to advance their dubious interests.

Editor, The end of exemptions as spelled out in the Uganda List marks a turning point for Ugandan manufacturers. For a decade now, they have not had to pay import duty on certian raw materials. This was intended to compensate Ugandan industry for the long years of political instability that ruined factories. Now that we no longer have this advantage, it will be interesting to see how we will fare against the rest of East Africa. There have been some suggestions that the government renews this exemption. I do not think this is a good idea. And I doubt our neighbours will accept it. By now local industrialists will know that they are best at manufacturing. At least have an idea of where they are most competitive. Renewal of the exemptions is like hiding from reality.

Editor, I read with satisfaction about the growing numbers of people involved with informal cross-border trade between Rwanda and its neighbours. The figure which have been growing for the last three years indicates that traders are reaping good earnings from these transactions. This is also the basis for formal trade. Nevertheless, there is need for the government to increase its efforts to support this trade. The support needed would include capacity building in terms of easing business transactions. Many find trouble understanding regulations and laws. Also many have problems with raising trade finance. The government can help by making it easier to access access to modest financing. If these challenges are solved we expect the trade figures from the informal cross-border activity to increase even more and ease unemployment and reduce poverty.

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Stephen Ishimwe Gatuna, Rwanda

ith the global economy in search of new growth champions, Africa stands out. Growth forecasts in the rest of the world are subject to the uncertainty posed by the global environment. Inter-linkages between economies have deepened. African economies have outperformed for more than a decade, spurred by an improved policy environment, greater savings, a more open embrace of the private sector, and gains in financial intermediation. Economic reform in a postcold war environment brought a gradual rolling back for Africa’s overextended states. Fiscal policy improved, inflation stabilised and activity took off. First, consider demographics. Africa is young, and Africa’s population is growing rapidly. Over the coming years, the working age share of Africa’s population is set to rise. This is in contrast to many mature economies and China, where populations will be ageing more rapidly. Although formal-sector job creation remains a challenge, other things being equal, this demographic profile should boost Africa’s growth, driving up consumption and asset prices, as well as creating a greater pool of pension savings that can be invested in the region. The scale of Africa’s population growth is also important. Nigeria, the region’s most populous economy, is currently ranked 7th in the world by population size. According to UN statistics, by 2035, it could be the 4th most populous country globally. By 2055, it could be 3rd, overtaking the US. Only China and India are likely to have bigger populations. But it isn’t solely a Nigeria story. According to the same UN statistics, by 2100, roughly half of the world’s Top 20 most populous economies will be African. Second, agriculture also represents a significant opportunity. While agricultural productivity in Africa has not yet shown the same leap forward as in other regions, things are starting to change. Governments are starting to take agriculture more seriously. More Africans are currently employed in agriculture than in any other sector, and this is where Africa’s transformation will likely be seen. In per capita terms, contrary to common stereotypes, Africa is richer in water resources than either Asia or the Middle East. Africa also boasts most of the

world’s untapped arable land. Only an estimated 14% of potentially available farmland is put to use in Africa. Of all the available, untapped, arable land globally, a massive 60% is to be found in SubSaharan Africa. With increased investment, and greater policy prioritisation, African agriculture could realise its potential, transforming growth opportunities in the region. Third, Africa’s infrastructure deficit is well-documented, with the continent’s hinterland poorly served by major transport infrastructure. In part, this explains the weak level of intraregional trade in the region. But investment in African infrastructure is gaining ground. A higher rate of urbanisation has driven down the cost of infrastructure provision in per capita terms, enabling scale economies. As domestic markets develop and yield curves are extended (allowing for more long-term borrowing), greater investment in infrastructure will likely be facilitated. More African sovereigns are issuing eurobonds, tapping into international capital, in order to finance infrastructure spending. Standard Chartered has pledged over USD 2bn of financing for African energy projects in the next five years, under President Obama’s Power Africa initiative. The catalysts for a sustained productivity boost, and a structural transformation of African economies, are starting to fall in place. While some challenges remain – Africa must do even more to boost its saving rate and the region’s exports would still benefit from diversification, we nonetheless remain optimistic about Africa’s growth. An increasing number of markets in which Standard Chartered operates will see real GDP trend growth of 7% or more in the coming decade, effectively doubling in size. These countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Angola, Mozambique, Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia, Uganda, Tanzania and perhaps even Kenya, represent a mix of opportunities as well as risks. But with growth outperformance expected in each of them, Africa’s time has arrived. It is time to take Africa’s growth seriously. Razia Khan is Head of Africa Research at Standard Chartered Bank

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Single Customs causes anxiety BY BAZ WAISWA KAMPALA, UGANDA – Ugandan authorities have been asked not to rush the implementation of the Single Customs Territory because of the problems they foresee if it is done prematurely. Stephen Magera, the Assistant Commissioner Trade Customs Department at Uganda Revenue Authority, said more consultative meetings are going to be held ahead of the testing period which starts next month. Under the Single Customs Territory system, importers from Rwanda and Uganda will only be allowed to clear their goods at the Kenyan port of Mombasa before transiting to Kampala and Kigali. During a meeting organized by the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) involving importers, clearing agents, manufacturers and other business people, a number of issues were raised. They wondered about the security of their goods in transit to Kampala, the existence of nontariff barriers (NTBs) like the several weighbridges, roadblocks and corruption between Mombasa and Malaba and Busia border

Traders want to be sure that the current transit delays will no longer happen with the new system. posts. Recently, URA upgraded their ASYCUDA ++ to ASYCUDA (Automated System for Customs Data) World. This is an Internet based tax payment system that will be employed in collecting revenue from importers at Mombasa.

Ophir Energy plans to drill off Tanzania DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA-Ophir Energy will soon start drilling off the Tanzania coast. In an update last week, the oil company said surveys indicate ‘various leads and propects’. Along offshore Tanzania, the company has a 70% operated interest in the East Pande concession. According to the company statement, ‘The first drilling target well will likely be drilled early next year on the 379MMboe Tende prospect in the southern part of the block, using the drillship Deep Sea Metro I. Although East Pande is primarily prospective for gas, Ophir believes there is potential for oil in this area.’ The Tanzania government has set up a negotiating team to discuss gas terms for the block. In Kenya’s offshore blocks L9 and L15, Ophir has a 90% operated interest. Block L9 contains many features in the outboard section which appear to be on trend with Apache’s 2012 offshore Mbawa discovery in block L8 to the north. In recent years, the focus for new gas discoveries is along the coasts of Tanzania and Mozambique. Ophir plans its first Kenyan well on L9 during the second half of next year. Currently Anadarko is drilling Kiboko, the second of a two-well campaign.

ASYCUDA World supports paperless declaration processing through the use of scanned electronic documents. It allows customs administrators and traders to handle and submit their declaration transactions electronically from declaration, capturing, pro-

cessing, release to until goods exit from customs all through the internet. This means that under the single customs territory, URA will work closely with Kenya Revenue Authority, Kenya Ports Authority and clearing agents to ensure

there is smooth flow of trade between the two countries to the satisfaction of traders. But in a cautious gesture, traders want URA to tighten up all loopholes that might cause the Internet based tax payment system to fail hence affecting goods in transit and cause financial loss. Merian Sebunya, the Chairperson of Uganda Freight Forwarders Association (UFFA) said: “I want to caution URA not to start it in a rush, let them plug the loopholes in the system to avoid future breakdowns that will cause problems for traders and themselves.” Similarly URA has been asked to carry out more awareness campaigns to educate as many people as possible to avoid confusion. Gideon Badagaawa, the Executive Director of PSFU, said due to challenges associated with IT systems, URA has to make sure that they have everything under their grip. “We need to start at a level when we all understand it (Single Customs Territory). System failures have been a challenge and we are dealing with IT. We want two more months to do sensitization. We need to do a lot to sink this deeper,” Badagawa said.

Credit cards now give park access BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDAVisitors to Uganda’s national parks can now use their credit cards. The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) over the weekend rolled out a new cashless fee payment system that will see visitors to its national parks not need to carry cash, but the VISA and MasterCard enabled UWA Cards. This is being done in partnership with the United States Mission in Kampala. Officials hope it will improve financial management in Uganda’s national parks and game reserves. Dr. Andrew Sseguya, the UWA executive director, made the annoucement during the 50 years of Kidepo celebrations at the Kampala Serena Hotel, He said the new cashless system is ready to be piloted in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park and Kibale National Park. “The launch of this card is one of the new initiatives we have started to assist

Amb. Delisi and Dr. Sseguya officially launch the card. tourists who visit our parks. There are other initiatives we’re still discussing with different stakeholders which we think will help the industry,” Dr. Sseguya. The other is the marketing of gorilla tracking permits online. However this proposal is receiving strong resistance from members of the Association of Uganda Tour Operators. UWA argues the tour operators cannot sellmore than 50% of the entire available permits. Since the return to stability in 1986, Uganda’s tourism

industry has shown strong potential for growth, and its excellent tourism opportunities have recently been recognized on the international stage by Lonely Planet guides and National Geographic magazine. “Kidepo National Park is Uganda’s most remote and pristine national park, with abundant wildlife. The Park was recently ranked number three on CNN’s recent list of African parks to visit,” Dr Sseguya told guests. Kidepo is seeing a sustained rise in revenues since relative peace returned to the area.

Johnson Masereka, the Conservation Area Manager, said collections have spiked to Ush466 million (just over $180,000) 2013 from Ush384m in 2012. The United States Ambassador to Uganda, Scott Delisi said his government is ready to assist Uganda fight tourism related challenges. The US Government, under its Tourism for Biodiversity Programme, sunk $10 million for the next four years to improve conservation in Ugandan National parks including Kidepo. “The US Government, through the United States Agency for International Development, focuses its efforts on helping Uganda realize its competitive tourism potential in priority National Parks and promote biodiversity conservation, while assisting local communities to develop incomegenerating opportunities from sustainable use of the parks,” Delisi said. Dr. Sseguya said apart for being convenient, the cashless system will provide a solution to challenges faced in collecting park revenues.

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Uganda Film Festival 2013 Kicks Off Today, August 26, 2013, the maiden Uganda Film Festival (UFF 2013), actors start working toward their careers with the proper mindset and organised by Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), kicks off in therefore staying on track and building their careers more effectively. Kampala. The festival, scheduled for August 26-30, 2013, aims to create a This workshop will be facilitated by the renowned film director Neil Sheil. strong and formidable platform that can project and foster the national devel- 4.“Film Production: Practical Steps in Sound Management”, August 27, opment as well as inspire the business community, corporate organisations 2013 and government agencies to a podium of shared responsibilities. This workshop aims to equip participants with knowledge of how to recording Sound; Effect, Music and Dialogue in relation to placement of which The highlights of this five-day festival, whose theme “The Uganda Film may be appropriate in the story and to what relevance is any to the Industry: Emerging Opportunities”, are: message of the movie. Participants will also be shown relevant equipment to achieve a good quality cost effective recording. (A) OPENING CEREMONY: Serena Gardens, August 26, 2013 at 6:00pm This workshop will be facilitated by the renowned trainers from Kampala The opening ceremony, attended by invites only, shall take place at the Film School. Serena Gardens this evening. 5.“The Art of Storytelling Using Various Cinematography Techniques”, August 29, 2013 (B) TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND FORUMS, Cineplex the HUB at This workshop will highlight the various techniques available to a cineNakumatt Oasis, August 27-29, 2013 from 9:00 – 5:00pm matographer and how each technique can be used to enhance story telling visually. Topics for the Discussion Forums This workshop will be facilitated by the renowned trainers from Maisha Film Lab, Dilman Dila. 6.“How Animation, Motion Graphics and Special Effects Can Enhance 1. Using Censorship and Classification to Lift Quality and Standard of Films”, August 29, 2013 the Film and Home Video Industry”, August 27, 2013 at 11:00am at Animation has become an important tool for not only enhancing traditional 11;00am. Facilitated by the Media Council. films through special effects that many times drastically reduce cost of 2.Steps to Effective Exploitation of Creative Rights in Business: production but as a medium in its own right. The workshop intends to Industry Best Practices”, August 27, 2013 at 2:30 pm. Facilitated by introduce participants to principals and techniques of producing a the Uganda Registration Service Bureau (URSB). good animated film, software/hardware available on the market for anima3.“Why the Distributor Is Key and What It Takes to Be a Distributor”, tion. August 28, 2013 at 11:00am. Facilitated by Obiora Chukwumba, Fred This workshop will be facilitated by the trainers from Cross Roads Digital Muwema, Neil Schell, Patrick Sekyaya, Kennedy Kihiray, Fredrick Kigozi. Media. 4.“Interactive Session with Film makers, Distributors, Associations”, 7.From Mississipi Masaala to the upcoming Queen of Katwe; Mira Nair August 28, 2013 at 2:30pm. Facilitated by the Uganda Communications brings Holly wood to Uganda. August 29, 2013 Commission (UCC). Mira Nair, the international film maker and Director will be facilitating this 5.“Film Financing: Opportunities and Benefits”, August 29, 2013 at 2:00 Master Class, all courtesy of Maisha Film Lab. pm. Facilitated by Femi Odugbeni, Rosie Motene, Mark Kimanje, (C) FILM EXHIBITION MARKET, National Theatre, August 27-29, 2013 Moses Ray. The film exhibition market provides an opportunity for the general public to appreciate the footsteps or developments made in the film sector. Actors, (B) WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS producers, broadcasters and other players will show case their films and productions as well as network and engage both the academia and gener1.“Scripting For Film and Documentary Productions”, August 27, 2013 al public. Without the script there is no film! This training intends to give the partic(D) FREE SCREENINGS (at Cineplex, Garden City and Nakumatt Oasis) ipants tools to creatively write scripts that will capture their audience and AND OPEN AIR PUBLIC SCREENINGS (at Nakivubo Park Yard, reduce the amount of try and error that many times leads to unnecessary Mukono Taxi Park and Natete Taxi Park) expenditure. These screenings are absolutely free and open the general public. This workshop will be facilitated by the renowned Director Suzanne Nilson. Screening at Garden City, which will showcase the best Ugandan movies, 2.“Basic and Critical Steps in Lighting for Film”, August 27-28, 2013 starts from 9:00am and shows throughout the day. Open air screenings Good lighting is very critical in production of film. This training aims to will be in the evenings from 7:00 pm till 10:00pm. introduce the participants to the various lighting equipment available and (E) AWARD GALA NIGHT how to use the various lights to achieve mood and tone of a film. This The award gala night will be attended by invites only. Serena Gardens, workshop will be facilitated by the Grips and Sparks. August 30, 2013 at 6:00pm. 3.“Acting for Film”, August 28, 2013 In this workshop we will be showing actors’ ways of approaching a characExecutive Director ter that are both simple and effective.The training will reveal to them the Uganda Communications Commission truth about casting and how actors should market themselves as well. All given from a director and producer point of view, which should allow

1. Le Gouvernement de la République du Burundi a demandé un don auprès de la Banque mondiale pour préparer le projet de développement des Aménagements Hydroélectriques de JIJI et MULEMBWE (PDAJIMU). C’est ainsi qu’il compte utiliser une partie du Fonds de Préparation du Projet de l’Association Internationale pour le Développement, pour effectuer les paiements autorisés au titre de services d’un Panel d’Experts environnemental et social. Le panel veillera en particulier à ce que les standards conformes aux règles et bonnes pratiques en matière des EIES& PAR soient respectés, y compris pendant la phase des travaux. C’est dans ce cadre que le panel composé d’Experts indépendants ou des spécialistes ayant une expérience internationale reconnue en matière d’évaluation environnementale et sociale seront chargés de donner des avis et recommandations sur tous les aspects du projet liés à l’environnement aussi bien en amont qu’en aval et à la réinstallation des populations affectées à savoir : i. l’adéquation et la pertinence des termes de référence des études environnementales ; ii. les méthodologies et les questions clés pour la préparation de l'EIES; iii. les recommandations et les conclusions de l'EIES ; iv. le développement des capacités de gestion de l'environnement ainsi que la capacité en matière de réinstallation et d'indemnisation et d'autres aspects du projet, et v. l'adéquation de la stratégie des communications existantes. 2. Les services comprennent : Le Panel Environnemental et Social (composé de consultants individuels) sera chargé de donner à la REGIDESO des avis et recommandations sur tous les aspects environnementaux et sociaux du projet, y compris les accès, les sites et les installations de chantier ainsi que sur les questions techniques que peut poser l’application des mesures de compensation proposées sur les ouvrages et les accès. Il conseillera l’Unité de Coordination du projet à la REGIDESO tant pendant la phase des évaluations environnementales et sociales que pendant la mise en œuvre des travaux, pour que les exigences environnementales et sociales du Gouvernement Burundais et de la Banque Mondiale soient respectées. Il travaillera en étroite collaboration avec l’Unité de Coordination du projet à la REGIDESO pour assurer que les impératifs environnementaux et sociaux soient mise en œuvre selon les normes internationales. Il fournira des conseils d'ex-

perts, des objectifs se fondant sur des informations, des discussions et des observations documentées sur le terrain, et des expériences internationaux confirmées, et respectera les bonnes pratiques d'intégrité, fournissant un point de vue technique indépendant. Il effectuera sa mission de manière transparente et adoptera une approche collaborative avec les parties prenantes et d’autres experts; il sera tenu de maintenir la confidentialité autour de toutes informations, de tous les documents relatifs aux aspects commerciaux ou de propriétés du projet. En particulier, le panel effectuera : Le contrôle de la qualité de l'EIES – Le Panel devra s'assurer que l'EIES du projet est conduite selon les bonnes pratiques internationales, entre autres telles qu'indiquées par les politiques opérationnelles de la Banque Mondiale (notamment OP/PB 4.01), et la procédure sur les évaluations environnementales et en prenant en considération les stratégies de la Commission Mondiale des Barrages. Examen du PGES et du PAR – Le Panel apportera son appui pour l'examen des propositions de mesures de suppression, de réduction ou de compensation des impacts négatifs et de bonification des impacts positifs proposées par les consultants commis à la préparation de l'EIES et du PAR. Les conseils du Panel se focaliseront notamment mais ne se limiteront pas aux domaines suivants: gestion financière des compensations aux personnes situées dans la zone du projet. 3. Organisation et composition du Panel Environnemental et Social. Le Panel Environnemental et Social sera composé de deux spécialistes ayant une expérience internationale reconnue en matière d’évaluations environnementales et sociales. Il sera chargé de donner des avis et recommandations sur tous les aspects du projet liés à l’environnement aussi bien en amont qu’en aval et à la réinstallation des populations affectées. Le Panel sera constitué d’une équipe indépendante interdisciplinaire de deux experts ayant des compétences complémentaires dans les domaines ciaprès : i. un spécialiste environnementaliste (ergonomiste, forestier) ayant un diplôme BAC+5, et une expérience professionnelle confirmée dans la conception, l’organisation et le suivi d’enquêtes socio-économique, et une expérience spécifique d’au moins quinze années reconnue en matière d’évaluation environnementale et sociale. L’expert devra également posséder d’une bonne maîtrise des exigences opérationnelles et

procédurales du Burundi et de la Banque mondiale en matière d’études d’Impact environnemental et social. En outre, il devra impérativement avoir dirigé au moins trois (3) missions d’élaboration d’études d’Impact environnemental et social dans un environnement comparable à celui de Jiji et Mulembwe. ii. un spécialiste en sciences sociales (sociologue, anthropologue, socio-économiste) ayant un diplôme BAC+5, et une expérience professionnelle confirmée d’au moins quinze années en matière de conception, organisation et le suivi d’enquêtes socio-économique. L’expert devra également posséder d’une bonne maîtrise des exigences opérationnelles et procédurales du Burundi et de la Banque mondiale en matière d’études d’Impact environnemental et social. En outre, il devra impérativement avoir dirigé au moins trois (3) missions d’élaboration des PAR dans un environnement social comparable à celui de Jiji et Mulembwe. Il s’intéressera à la réinstallation et aux problèmes des populations affectées aussi bien en amont qu’en aval ; En concertation avec le Projet, les membres du Panel désigneront parmi eux un Coordinateur après avis de la Banque Mondiale dont la fonction prendra fin à l’achèvement de la mission du Panel. Il sera chargé de la coordination des activités du groupe, des relations avec la REGIDESO. Le chef du Panel aura les prérogatives de solliciter l’intervention des experts à court terme pour des missions spécifiques, sous réserve de l'accord de la Coordination du projet. Il se portera garant de la cohésion et de la cohérence des différents avis et rapports émis par les experts du groupe. Il est entendu que la critique ou la remise en cause d’une option, une solution, une orientation envisagée par la Maîtrise d’œuvre ou d’Ouvrage s’inscrira dans une approche constructive. Cette critique fera l’objet d’un argumentaire, éventuellement d’un benchmark et surtout de propositions d’adaptation, avec mise en évidence de leur adéquation au projet et à son contexte. En cas de nécessité, et sur des questions particulières, la REGIDESO et ses partenaires (Banque Mondiale, BEI et BAD notamment) peuvent requérir l’avis d’un expert avec copie aux autres membres du Panel. Le Panel Environnemental et Social effectuera des visites sur le terrain selon un calendrier qui sera fixé en accord avec la REGIDESO. Sur la base de la documentation disponible, des échanges avec les parties prenantes et des visites de terrain, le Panel Environnemental et Social fournira à la REGIDESO des avis et recommandations objectifs. Le Panel s’abstiendra de divulguer les documents confi-

dentiels qui lui auront été communiqués par la REGIDESO ou tout autre organisme ou administration qui sera sollicité dans le cadre du projet. 4. La durée probable de la mission sera étendue sur une période de six (6) années, avec des missions ponctuelles totalisant 250 jours. 5. La REGIDESO, à travers son Projet de développement des Aménagements Hydroélectriques de JIJI et MULEMBWE (PDAJIMU), invite les consultants disposant de l’expérience requise à présenter leur candidature pour la fourniture des prestations décrites ci-dessus. Les Candidats intéressés doivent produire les informations sur leur capacité et leur expérience démontrant qu’ils sont qualifiés pour les prestations demandées (documentation, référence de prestations similaires, expérience dans les missions comparables, disponibilité du personnel qualifié etc.) La langue de travail est le français. Peuvent être candidats les Consultants de pays répondant aux critères de provenance définis dans les règles de procédure de la Banque Mondiale pour l’utilisation des Consultants. 6. Les Consultants individuels intéressées peuvent obtenir des informations supplémentaires à l’adresse mentionnée ci-dessous aux heures d’ouverture de bureaux : de 7h30 à 12h 00 et de 14 h30 à 17h30 (heure locale). 7. Les manifestations d’intérêt doivent être déposées à l’adresse mentionnée cidessous au plus tard le …28…/08/ 2013 à 10 heures précises, heure locale et porter expressément la mention : «MANIFESTATION D’INTERET POUR LE RECRUTEMENT D’UN PANEL D’EXPERTS ENVIRONNEMENTAL ET SOCIAL ». A l’attention de : Monsieur le Directeur Général de la REGIDESO Projet de développement des A m é n a g e m e n t s Hydroélectriques de JIJI et MULEMBWE (PDAJIMU), Avenue des travailleurs n°08 B.P. 660 BUJUMBURA / BURUNDI Tél : + 257 22 27 3246 / + 257 22 27 3247, + 257 22 27 3249 Fax : + 257 22 22 65 63 Pour toute demande d’information, s’adresser à : E-mail :banobeka@yahoo.fr et emmanuel_barinzigo@yahoo.c om LE DIRECTEUR GENERAL DE LA REGIDESO Libérat MFUMUKEKO

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AUGUST 26 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

NEWS

Emirates cuts Dubai visa red tape BY EMMA ONYANGO KAMPALA, UGANDA – Applying for a visa to travel to any country has never been easy. For that reason, Emirates Airlines has decided to extend a helping hand to its customers. The airline has made travel to Dubai much easier, with introduction of a 48

hour UAE visa processing service, reducing the amount of time for travelers to acquire a visa to the Middle East nation. “Supporting our Ugandan travelers to acquire the visa for the UAE is part of our service to facilitate ease of travel and visit to the UAE. Our team will help make travel hassle free by handling the process on behalf of our passengers within a short period of time,” Khalid Al Zarouni, the

Emirates Uganda Country Manager said. The process is handled by the Emirates Uganda office. It requires a traveler to book their travel with the airline and fill in the required forms for the visa and pay the necessary fees. Successful applications are submitted by the airline on behalf of the traveler, and once approved, the visas are ready for collection from the Emirates office within a

maximum period of 48 hours. Since the launch of the service, a number of Ugandan travelers have taken advantage of the simple, quick and convenient way to acquire a visa to the UAE. Dubai is one of the leading travel destinations for Ugandans and the visa process has helped them save time and costs by applying for the UAE visa directly at the Emirates Uganda office.

RWANDA NATIONAL POLICE

TENDER NOTICE: REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

TENDER TITLE: CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO DESIGN, DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A DRIVER LICENSE AND VEHICLE SAFETY (DL&VS) INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC AND ROAD SAFETY DEPARTMENT TENDER REFERENCE No: 07/S/2013-2014/IO/RNP/TRAFFIC FUNDS TIMEFRAME: EIGHTEEN (18) MONTHS TERMS OF REFERENCE I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The Rwanda National Police wishes to modernize the delivery of its key services particularly those related to road safety in order to improve efficiency through the usage of Information and Communication Technology (ICTs). In support of the Institutional mandate of ensuring safety of Rwanda’s roads, the Traffic and Road Safety Department is the authority for driver license testing and issuance, vehicle accident management, Motor vehicle Inspection, administering fines and penalties and ensuring road safety. While a certain level of automation has been reached for some stakeholders the traffic and safety road department is yet to achieve a good level of automation and on a big not relies on manual, paper based processes to support its operations. The Traffic and Road Safety Department wishes to establish a technology infrastructure that will increase the overall productivity and efficiency in both operational and administrative procedures. In light of the above, the Rwanda National Police intents to hire a qualified consultant/consultancy firm, to design, develop and implement a Drive License and Vehicle Safety Information Management System. II. OBJECTIVES AND KEY RESULTS EXPECTED The main goal of this project is to implement an IT infrastructure that will improve the overall productivity and efficiency in operational and administrative procedures by electronically: a. Collecting, processing, disseminating driver license application data; b. Allowing for the scheduling and sharing of a driver license test calendar with applicants; c. Conducting theory driving tests; d. Capturing specific traffic violations; e. Facilitating the verification of payments made for traffic services from banks and other financial means; f. Allowing the public to register and transact with the department via SMS and the online portal regarding status on vehicle inspection, traffic violations and quality of services offered by Police officers; g. Allowing Police field officers to remotely transact with Police and other stakeholder’s databases in support of their duties; h. Allowing the automatic number plate recognition technologies to be used. III. SCOPE OF SERVICES The consultant shall render the following services: 1. Through consultative sessions with the responsible departments and services, gain a comprehensive understanding of the road safety department current work processes, information flows and business requirements in the following areas: a. b. c. d. e.

f. g. h. i. j.

Driver license application and test administration; Driver license issuance and renewals; Vehicle safety inspections; Vehicle accidents case information; Verifications on plate number and drive license authenticity, vehicle accident and offense history, insurance and technical inspection status using mobile devices (Cameras and Handheld devices); Administration of fines and penalties; Exhibit management; Monitoring fines payment; Verification on payments for services done through other agencies (RRA, BANKS etc.) Notifications and alerts on vehicle inspection and driving license expiry; and

delays in fine payment through SMS and Emails; 2. Articulate the design principles that will ensure that a well architected and sustainable solution that meets the business requirements is formulated. 3. Taking into account existing computing capacity at the Rwanda National Police (RNP), National Identity Agency (NIDA), Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA), Broad Band Systems Corporations (BSC) Telecom Companies (MTN, AIRTEL, TIGO), Insurance Companies, Banks and any other stakeholders, design a technology architecture that will incorporate the requirement for: a. Deploying a secure, reliable and sustainable operational environment; b. A highly scalable, multi-tier application system that will make use of web based technology rendering the user interface through a web browser; c. Interfacing/connectivity with stakeholders systems (RRA, NIDA,BSC, Telecoms, Insurance Companies and Banks); d. Deploying both static and mobile cameras for automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) that can support the capture of traffic violations (static cameras); and mobile ANPR cameras that offer real time reading to establish vehicle status regarding technical inspections, insurance and traffic offense history; e. Enabling payment of traffic fees through banks and mobile money transfers and verification of payments made for traffic services through other agencies; f. Providing the public with secure online access to the system functions including: i. Driver license application; ii. Driver examination scheduling; iii. Driver examination results; iv. Traffic Offense and Penalty-point status; v. Vehicle Inspection Scheduling; vi. Vehicle Inspection History; vii. Vehicle Accident Status; viii.Vehicle Offenses Status; g. Enabling the electronic notification of the events such as Vehcile Inspection, Traffic violations, driver’s license expiry, reminders through email and/or SMS; 4. Identifying the capacity shortfalls that would need to be filled through training and development to ensure continuity. 5. Develop a communications mechanism that will promote knowledge transfer and participation by the RNP software development team; 6. Establish the development, pre-production, production and back up environment for the solution; 7. Design, develop and implement the Driver License and Vehicle Safety Information Management System: a. Designing and implementing a central database that RNP can further enhance and support; b. Designing a web based application and implementing the required software, components ensuring the system as well meets non-functional specifications (availability, performance, security, reliability, scalability and interoperability); c. Designing and implementing an Automatic Number Plate Recognition System (ANPR); d. Designing and implementing an electronic fine payment system; e. Designing and implementing the required online services; 8. Supply, install, configure and test all software and related components required for Driver License and Vehicle Safety Information Management System; and 9. Provide local support, maintenance and training of the Driver License and Vehicle Safety Information Management System.

IV. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS AND EXPERIENCE Experience

The consultants/Consultancy firm must indicate their interest in providing the software solutions, equipment and all associated services to deliver a working solution. To qualify, the interested consultant/ consultancy firm must provide the following information: •A minimum of five (5) years of experience in the field of web application development, and at least two (2) years in mobile application development and shall provide a brief summary of proven experiences and capabilities in developing solutions of similar nature, size and scope; •Provide CVs of any key staff with concrete evidence of previous experiences held in implementation of any similar solutions.

Project Team The consultant could identify all proposed team members if any and their and Experience role in the project. For each proposed member indicate: •Name; •Role in the project; •A brief description of the individual’s qualifications and their experience, both Professional and practical. Language •Excellent communication skills ( both written and verbal English) Requirements:

V. REMUNERATION AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS - The client is responsible for costs and expenses incurred while carrying out the terms of the study as contracted including transport and accommodation. - Payment will be made in relevant measurement milestones with the accompanying deliverable(s) to be specified by interested parties. - The activities listed in the TOR are the minimum requirements to be undertaken. The consultant may also provide additional requirements that may benefit the RNP in meeting their goal. - The project shall not exceed eighteen (18) months which includes requirements analysis, system design, development, installation and training. - The selected candidates should ensure their availability for the stipulated period to complete the task. VI. SUBMISSION If you have the required qualifications and are interested in this consultancy, please submit: - Letter of Expression of Interest; - Your CV with a short statement in English (not more than 200 words) highlighting why you consider yourself to be the most suitable candidate for this assignment; - Please note that Submissions by E-mail WILL BE ACCEPTED: ptcpolice@ymail.com; - Submission Deadline: 10/10/2013 not later than 9:30 AM local time, at the Rwanda National Police Headquarters, Police Procurement Office clearly marked “Expression of Interest for consultancy services to design, develop and implement a driver license and vehicle safety (DL&VS) information management system for Traffic and Road Safety Department”; - After submission of expression of interest, the shortlisted consultant shall be convened for a face to face meeting in form of a workshop which will be arranged at the Rwanda National Police Headquarters where the scope will be discussed in detail before the submission of proposals. Done at Kigali, on 16/08/2013 (Sé) Jean Marie TWAGIRAYEZU ACP Acting Commissioner for Finance & Chief Bugdet Manager

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AUGUST 26 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

NEWS

Calls made for Tz shoe industry revival BY PATRICK KISEMBO DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA----The Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS) has asked the government to help revive the local shoe industry. The suggestion cropped up during a function when American-based footwear maker, Toms, donated 590,000 pairs of canvas shoes worth $1.48 million. Toms Shoes operates a non-profit subsidiary, Friends of Toms, which handles these donations. The founders decided that for every Tom shoe sold, one is given out to charity in selected regions around the world. TRCS are to distribute the shoes free to school children living in risky environments. Previously Tanzania had two large shoe factories, namely Tanzania Shoe (Bora) with production capacity of six million pairs of shoes at its peak and Morogoro Shoe making four million pairs. Both are now defunct mostly due to imports of secondhand footwear. Launching the distribution of shoes last week, the TRCS President, Dr

Friends of Toms is a subsidiary that donates canvas shoes to needy children. George Nangale told EABW most of school children as well as those living in risky environments suffer from diseases caused by walking barefoot. Each pair of shoes costs $3 to cover the costs for transportation to the chosen regions and other distribution costs. “This is the first time Tanzania gets such a support and if we do well this year, then the project will go on for at least three years and each year the industry will be providing one million pairs of shoes,” he said. The three year project is meant to provide shoes to primary, secondary schools children and those cared for by TRCS through its Home Based care programme run by the society’s volunteers.

According to him, regions that will benefit with the project includes Coast region, Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Mwanza, Shinyanga, Tabora, Tanga, and all regions in Zanzibar. “Red Cross has a lot of projects in these regions including ‘home based care’ projects, which means that there are many volunteers who will also fulfill this one,” he said. However, Betha Mlay, the TRCS Director of Health Services said they had not done a thorough research to establish the actual number of school children having problems of wearing shoes, but they have collaborated with district council head of schools to establish the problem as a starting point.

Rwandan bank eyes rural need BY DIAS NYESIGA KIGALI, RWANDA--The Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) is joining micro-finance institutions (MFIs) to help pump credit to rural areas. Bank officials say this is one way of increasing rural financing mainly for the small and medium enterprises involved with agribusiness. Alex Kanyankole, the new BRD Chief Executive Officer, said last week they are the first bank to adopt the policy. He said it will help MFIs have enough liquidity to lend to rural based borrowers and mainly SMEs. “You see MFIs reach the rural poor and this means that most people go to them and not to commercial banks or development banks,” he told East African Business Week. Accordingly, the bank will be providing the money to MFIs who will then identify the projects needed for financing, which preferably must be profitable businesses. “We cannot as a development bank open branches everywhere, but we still ensure that projects that contribute to the development of our economy are financed,” Kanyankole said. “I believe this initiative is coming at the time it is needed. We moved as an association to empower MFIs in capacity building and management. So now it is time to get the money and loan out and earn profits,” Rita Ngarambe, Executive Secretary of Association of Micro-Finance Institutions in Rwanda (AMIR) said According to the FinScope 2012 survey, which studied a country’s access to finance, 22% of adult Rwandans (approximately one million) have Savings and Credit Cooperatives-SACCO products and that these products are actively being used. The BRD policy is expected to increase the amount of liquidity the banks disburse to the rural folks mainly youth and women projects that make up the majority of rural borrowers. For example, according to the Central Bank, loans granted by the banking sector to the youth accounted for an increase of 57.4%, from FRW 34.5 billion (about $52 million) for the first half 2012 to FRW 54.35 billion first half 2013 while loans to women by banks rose by 20.8% of total individuals loans (FRW 19.7 billion). It is hoped such partnerships will increase the percentage of the bankable population.

Coke promotes Mboya Kenya seals $5b deal BY BAZ WAISWA KAMPALA, UGANDAThe Coca-Cola Africa Foundation have announced that Dr. Susan Mboya-Kidero has been appointed President, of The CocaCola Africa Foundation (TCCAF) effective immediately. She will lead strategy development and implementation of the Foundation’s projects across the continent, a statement released by the Foundation reads. She will continue to oversee the rollout of the 5By20 program. The company’s CEO and Chairman, Muhtar Kent, launched 5By20 in 2010. It aims to enable the economic empowerment five million women in the

She will oversee a women’s empowerment program. Coca-Cola value chain by 2020. The daugther of famous Kenyan politician, Tom Mboya, she has been working as Coca-Cola’s Group Director for Women’s Economic Empowerment for Eurasia and Africa. Her new role will over-

see the operations of the Foundation across North, West, Central, East and Southern Africa. According to a statement Susan will partner with local and international leaders together with several NGOs and government agencies.

BEIJING, CHINA--- Kenya strikes a new development deal designed to encourage greater investment in emerging African markets Money from a $5bn development deal will be used to create a new railway line and numerous energy projects in a bid to improve Kenya’s infrastructure. The new standard gauge rail link will connect the port of Mombasa in the east to the town of Malaba, which lies near the Ugandan border. The new development is intended to facilitate the distribution of goods and raw materials deemed essential for the country’s development. Some of the money has been set aside in order to improve protection for the country’s wildlife. Kenya has a long history of poaching, born largely of Chinese demand for elephant tusks and rhino horns, and there is a huge black market for the items in Asia, which are used in traditional, albeit useless medicines. As a result, population figures for both animals have plummeted in the area. During his stay, Kenya’s president urged

China to provide greater investment to help expand the country’s newly discovered oil sector. The Kenyan government wants to use its new ties with China to assist in the completion of the $25.5bn Lamu project. The venture will help develop trade links between Sudan, Ethiopia and the Indian Ocean port of Lamu in Kenya. The $5 billionn contract was signed during the Beijing leg of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s state tour where he was welcomed by President Xi Jinping in a rather elaborate ceremony. China has come under heavy scrutiny for its willingness to overlook human rights violations that occurred in Kenya back in 2007. In particular countries like Britain and the US have expressed strong criticism since stating they would distance themselves from the country should Kenyatta succeed at election. The support provided by the Chinese is crucial if the African continent is going to really grow in the coming years. Agencies

EAST AFRICAN BUSINESS WEEK

AUGUST 26 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

BUSINESS DIGEST

Business thrives on passion BY EMMA ONYANGO KAMPALA, UGANDA – Francis Kamulegeya, Senior Partner at PWC recently likened entrepreneurs to sleek athletes He said when executing a business plan speed and precision are of the essence. “Entrepreneurs, just like athletes, have to discover what their core competences are. When you for instance get an idea, you have to nurture it and run very fast with it before someone else takes it up,” he said. Kamulegeya, who was the chief guest at a graduation ceremony of the first batch of entrepreneurs from the Business Development Center (BDC) business skills development program, said entrepreneurs also needed to strike the right balance between technical know-how and passion. He said, “As business people, it is very important to have passion in whatever venture you are into. You also have to look out for those opportunities that lie around us. “With every potential problem, a need is created and that is where the opportunity lies. You may not get it right from the start. But the major issue is getting started,” he said. He said business people and prospective entrepreneurs need to embrace the culture of research if they were to make it in the business world. “It (research) is very important in business. You should also know that making mistakes is not bad, but failure to learn from them, is. Learn from both successes and failures. Remember you can never ask a stupid question, but failure to ask is,”

Ruth attending to her selling her crops in the market such entrepreneurs should execute a business plan speed and precision in their businesses. Kamulegeya said. The graduates of BDC’s 14 week training program received entrepreneurial skills in marketing, finance, human resource management and general opera-

tions. The East African Business Week , featuring Godfrey Ivudria, was ranked third out of the 16 participants that enrolled for the program.

Pepsi doubles Cancer sponsorship BY ERIOSI NANTABA KAMPALA, UGANDACrown Beverages Limited, through its flagship brand Pepsi, has increased its sponsorship for the 2013 Rotary Cancer Run to Ush140 million (just over $50,000) up from Ush80 million first announced in June. Innocent Tibayeita, Head of Sales and Marketing, said the money will be used for running kits and additional refreshments for the participants in the run. The 2013 Rotary Cancer Run is expected to attract at least 20,000 participants. The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has been confirmed as the Chief Runner for this 2nd Run. The Cancer Run is an initiative of Rotarians in

Uganda who to further demonstrate their commitment to serving the community have partnered with Centenary Bank, Pepsi, and Uganda Sports Press Association (USPA) to organize the 2nd Cancer Run. The run is meant to raise funds for the construction of the second phase of the Cancer Ward at St. Raphael of St. Francis Hospital, Nsambya in Kampala. The 32-bed capacity ward is estimated to cost shs1.1 billion and will help to supplement the current limited facilities in the country, in prevention and treatment of cancers. According to Chair Uganda Rotary Cancer Programme, Steven Mwanje, so far more than UShs600m has been raised for the completion of the Rotary- Centenary Bank Cancer Ward including for

A cancer patient being treated. roofing and internal finishes of the ward. “The initiative will go a long way in ensuring that more Ugandans live a cancer

free life, while those who are already suffering from the illness get the best medical treatment locally,” Mwanje said.

Ugandans win Microsoft prizes KAMPALA-UGANDA --Two Ugandan students have won the first ever regional championships in using Microsoft Office and promoting workforce technology skills. Yapeth Ekii from Bishop Cipriano Secondary school excelled in Microsoft Word Windows 2010 and Collins Nuwagaba of Makerere College School won in the Microsoft Excel Windows 2010 category. Each student was presented with a new laptop. The competition was launched in April 2013 and aimed at testing the capacity of students in the application of Microsoft ICT skills using the various software innovations offered by the giant technology company. Speaking at the awards ceremony, the Director of Majaso, a Kampala ICT company which monitored the students on behalf of Microsoft Company, Kulvinder Soon said 12 secondary schools participated in the competition which assessed the application of Microsoft Word Windows 2010 and Microsoft Excel Windows 2010. “Each student had to sit unique exams in both Microsoft Word 2010 and Microsoft Excel Windows 2010. Both exams are very unique which test the actual application skills by performing tasks with the application. Students had to answer their questions in time and were marked instantly. But out of the 25 students in Uganda who participated in the competition, only two students excelled in ICT exams,” Soon said. The two students applauded Microsoft

for giving them chance to take part in the competition which they said improved their ICT skills. ‘Microsoft should extend the same program to even rural schools this will enable our brothers also to understand the application of various ICT products in the daily life we promise that we shall continue learning more about various ICT skills until we become ICT experts’ the two students said in a official statement Speaking at the same event Prof. Vanasius Baryamureba suggested the government should equip all state schools with ICT infrastructure. He said this will enable students grasp ICT skills better. He said although the sector (ICT) is growing mainly in the private sector and government institutions many students are still lagging behind in the application of ICT skills. “Government should install computer laboratories in each school to enable ICT teachers teaches both theory and practical skills to students this will enable students understand more the application of ICT skills during their stay at secondary schools” he said.

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“Each student had to sit unique exams in both Microsoft Word 2010 and Microsoft Excel Windows 2010. Both exams are very unique which test the actual application skills by performing tasks with the application.

Nokia has announced the first round of auditions in Uganda for the upcoming "Don't Break the Beat" competition. The campaign, linked to the Nokia Asha range of mobile phones, centers on an East African wide search to find the definitive rapper amongst the youth. "The youth in East Africa are all about self-expression and music is an important part of our culture," said Angela Githuthu, Marketing Activation Manager for Nokia East Africa. "The Nokia Asha is set to get to the market through the Don't Break the Beat campaign which marries the youth's desire for individuality expressed through music, and the wish to have phones that are socially connected." The kampala auditions held at Sheraton hotel follows auditions already underway in Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya. Successful contestants from the auditions go on to battle it out at club nights and national finals, competing with rappers from across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania for the coveted East Africa title, and a Kshs 250,000 (in prize money, as well as a brand New Nokia Asha mobile phone. "The judges assess the best talent East Africa has to offer as their votes carry 70% weight in the final judging. "The other 30% will be consumer driven, with voting open at each round on the You Tube channel so everyone gets the opportunity to support their favourite," added Githuthu.

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DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA - Lack of education is a major reason most Tanzanian artists have not succeeded in the business. Prof. Elias Jengo from Dar es Salaam university Department of Fine and Performing Arts said lack of technical knowledge was a major factor. "Most of local artists are standard seven and some of them have not gone to school at all, and therefore lack creativity," said Jengo. He said young artists are only benefited from the industry through live performances but they fail to penetrate another market off the stage. Jengo said most artists don't last long because they fail to offer new skills to their fans. He blames this on lack of education. "Due to lack of education the young artists tend to squander the money. They end up buying expensive cars instead of investing the money to buy musical instruments," he added. A bongo flavor, artist Johnson Sululu said they do not benefit from music because the government does not want to recognize the industry as a profession. Sululu popularly called Jors Bless said this is why they rely on promoters who pay them per concert.

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HEALTH

Gov’t assures on Congo fever BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA--The Ministry of Health has said the situation of the Congo Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is under control with no new confirmed cases reported since the outbreak was announced on August 16. CCHF is a viral disease characterized by bleeding and fever. The virus infects domestic and wild animals that serve as reservoirs for the virus. Ticks carry the virus from animal to animal and from animal to humans. Early symptoms of infection include sudden fever, aching muscles, dizziness, neck pain and stiffness, backache, headache, sore eyes and sensitivity to light. A person may also experience nausea, vomiting, soar throat, diahhoea and abdominal pain. In a press release last week, the ministry said there was only one confirmed case and the person was admitted in Kalongo Hospital temporary isolation facility. “One person suspected to have

An isolated patient diagonised with Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever. INSET: The Hyalomma tick contracted the disease was yesterday admitted at the same isolation facility. Samples have been taken pending investigation. Six people who got into contact with the confirmed case have been discharged after presenting

Low weight infants incur higher costs

no signs of the disease within the specified incubation period of 5-6 days. According to the press release, a delegation of the National Task Force constituting officials from the Ministry of Health,

Ministry of Agriculture, Uganda Peoples Defense Forces, World Health Organization and Center for Disease Control and Prevention are in the district to beef up the district response team.

The Ministry of Health clarified that the hospital has enough stocks of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and disinfectants carried forward from the Yellow Fever outbreak of 2010. The stock was on Saturday beefed up with PPE stocks delivered by Center for Disease Control and Prevention and WHO. Currently, the National Taskforce is conducting field investigations to obtain indepth epidemiological information on the new suspect case who has been isolated. More investigations are being done on the three deaths that occurred prior to confirmation of the first case. People living in endemic areas are advised to take precautions like; - Avoid areas where ticks are abundant - Regularly examine skin and clothing for ticks - Use repellents on the skin and clothing -Wear gloves and protective clothing to prevent skin contact contact with inffected tissue or blood.

School drama competitions target malaria

BY WINNIE MANDELA KAMPALA, UGANDA--A study by the Cost of Hunger in Africa Study revealed 10 percent of children in Uganda suffer from stunted growth and 15 percent of all child deaths are a result of under nutrition. The report shows that infants who are low birth weight due to intrauterine growth restriction incur the highest health cost as the majority of cases require intensive care. While undernourished children under five are likely to die from causes associated to undernutirtion such as; anaemia, acute respiratory infection, acute diarrheal syndrome and fever. In manual activities, people who were stunted as children have reduced physical capacity as adults. This lost physical capacity corresponds to a reduced ability to earn income in manual intensive activities. Thus, it is also possible to estimate the loss in potential income for the population working in manual labour that was stunted as children. Uganda is estimated to loss $180m as lost rpoductivity in manual activity. Dr.Ceasor Kayemba a doctor in Uganda says children in Northern Uganda, West Nile and Karamoja region have been affected by the recent drought. He said: “There is need for medical personnel in health centers IV in hard to reach areas in the country. Treatment of undernourished children comes at a cost because the children require nutrient-dense foods for growth and development.This treatment often includes hospitalization or intensive care.” He said the Government should focus more on initiatives promoting food and nutrition security with emphasis on scaling up nutrition.

KAMPALA, UGANDA--In the recently concluded school Music Drama and Dance competitions, Star Education Center Primary School beat six Schools from five districts and won the Runyege (popular dance from western Uganda) that took place in Kiryandongo District. The win pushed it to the Grand Finale to be held at the National Theatre from August, 26 – August, 31. The competitions double as a platform to sensitize children, teachers and the entire community on the need for zero-violence in schools since many children are shunning away from school due to fear of being violated in form of canning, verbal abuse, rape, defilement among others.

QN: Over the years, construction tenders in the Tanzania have been awarded to foreign companies due to their efficiency and quality of work. How can the local contractors be helped to improve service delivery? Statistics show that there are nearly 9,000 registered contractors in the country. Foreign companies account for only 5% of the registered contractors and yet they dominate nearly two-thirds of the market value! There are a number of highly qualified local contractors who can perform similar projects with same or higher standards than their foreign counterparts. What the local contractors are missing is the exposure to the public (the client base) and this is what Tanzania Construction Industry Awards (TCIA) seeks to uncover. TCIA awards aims at recognizing them which will boost their morale. By and large, it is widely agreed that recognition of excellence offers immediate opportunities to positively change and grow the local industry to compete in the regional and international markets. QN: In your opinion, what has led to the fast growth of the construction sector and how does this sector contribute to the national economy? In recent years we have seen significant growth in the construction industry, thanks to the government efforts to rebuild our aging infrastructure system. In addition, the growth has in part contributed to the growth of the mining industry which like many tertiary industries depends on civil construction. As of last year, construction alone contributed to more than 11% of the nation GDP, with a turnover of Tsh2.7 Trillion ($1.9b), give or take and when combined with other tertiary industries, its contribution rose to nearly 25% of GDP. QN: What are some of the major achievements by your organization so far? Come November this year, there shall be this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2012 Excellence in Construction Awards. Amongst our achievements are the ability to regroup and bring this idea to maturity to start the process of awarding projects. This in itself demonstrates excellence in the Architecture/Engineering and Construction community. Registering the organization under current Tanzania laws and volunteering our time and

resources to promote TCIA mission are notable achievements. We have met a number of stakeholders who have embraced our idea and the move towards recognizing outstanding construction projects. Q: Are there any challenges that you face? One of the major challenges is gaining confidence of the stakeholders. They need to believe that we are working together to promote TCIA and are determined and ready to give the awards fairly. Some people still think that the industry is not ready or may be the perception that they are not ready for the change. Our research had revealed that some of the organizations which promote similar awards elsewhere in the world had similar challenges. QN: Several foreign construction companies have been receiving subsidies from their governments, what is the situation here in Tanzania? Competition with foreign construction companies is the hurdle that the local constructors must overcome. Local contractors registered as Class 1, 2 or 3. Our local contractors do not have such the privilege of having subsidies. In addition, foreign companies have the ability to obtain low interest loans from their home financial institutions while our banking industry offer higher interest rates compared to local companies. Local contractors often can't compete with the foreign companies, especially Chinese contractors who most of the times submit low price tenders. QN: What do you expect to achieve in organizing the 2012 excellence construction awards this year? It will be good publicity and will also provide a platform for better industry standards andin the end enhances our local economy. By doing so, our major contribution will be toaid in sustainability of the construction industry.

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FEATURE

NBL opens second brewery BY EMMA ONYANGO MBARARA, UGANDA – Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States of America once famously said, “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ugandans seem to have embraced this love with gusto as Barry Neild CNN reporter believes the East Africans are among the world’s elite consumers of alcohol and ranks them eighth. However, statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that 94% of all the alcohol consumed in Uganda is informal. This includes home brewed and fermented beverages which are found in almost every part of the country. Clear beer (Lager beer) represents only 4% of all alcohol consumed in Uganda. The statistics also indicate that the per capita consumption of clear beer in Uganda is currently about 8 litres per annum. Compared with 60 litres per capita for South Africa and the Czech Republic on average, Czechs drink 130litres of beer per annum Uganda still has a long way to go. This has as a result compelled Uganda’s two major breweries to embark on major expansion works with Nile Breweries Limited (NBL) a subsidiary of the SABMiller Group opening the second brewery in Western Uganda. Speaking during the opening of the brewery in Mbarara last week, Nick Jenkinson, the Managing Director NBL said the low per capita consumption levels in Uganda partly explains the rapid growth of clear beer in Uganda. “We believe per capita GDP growth and the fast growing population will continue driving consumers to tread up from cheap informal alcohol to more costly commercial branded alcohol. This trend will continue as the economy expands and consumers become more affluent,” he explained. He said the brewery in Jinja, Eastern Uganda had started to run out of capacity just three years after undergoing a $30m expansion and therefore created a need to secure uninterrupted supply to market, hence the new brewery. “We realized Western Uganda is our biggest and fastest growing beer market and Mbarara was identified as the ideal place for a new brewery based on its location

President Museveni at the opening of the new NBL plant in Mbarara, Western Uganda

Nick Jenkinson, NBL Managing Director as a major transport hub for the region, superior infrastructure and its proximity to a very important export market in Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda,” Jenkinson added. The capacity of the new brewery starts at 650,000 hectoliters (5.5 million crates of beer) per annum and can be increased to about 1.8 million hectoliters as the market grows. The new plant has increased NBL’s capacity in Uganda to 2.4 million hectolitres. Jenkinson confidently added, “This is way in excess of the current demand for our products and now there is no risk of the country running short of beer.” The budget for the project was $90.6m and is the culmination of a $200m expansion that SABMiller has been conducting in Uganda

for the past 5 years. The groundbreaking ceremony for the $90.6m project was in February 2012 and completion was in March 2013. He also added that the brewery currently procures about 20,000 tons or 60% of its brewing requirements locally and plans to double it to 40,000 tons in 5 years. President Museveni who was the chief guest at the ceremony lauded the breweries for embarking on sourcing for their raw materials locally saying it would help improve on forward and

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“We realized Western Uganda is our biggest and fastest growing beer market and Mbarara was identified as the ideal place for a new brewery based on its location as a major transport hub for the region” Nick Jenkinson

backward linkages as well as creating employment. “I do not drink but am here to promote beer for my drunkards,” he said drawing laughter from the guests. “In the past, the beer we used to buy was made from imported cereals, and yet we had our own cereals here. What these people (Nile Breweries) have done is they have brought a reform in the beer industry; usually locally sourced raw materials. You have heard them saying they are going to increase their production which means more income for farmers. I am ready to organize farmers to produce sorghum is a stream of money,” the President added. He said the tax revenues NBL pays to government were a big contribution to the country. Nile Breweries’ tax revenue to the Government has grown steadily from Ush40b in 2004 to Ush185b this year. Rival East African Breweries Limited recently doubled the capacity of its Ugandan subsidiary at a cost of Ush1.6 billion in its Port Bell plant. The SAB Miller move is set to intensify its ongoing battle for control of the regional beer market with its rival Diageo which owns 50.03% of EABL. The new brewery brings SABMiller's investment in Uganda to $200m over the past five years.

FACT FILE *SAB Ltd acquired Nile Breweries Ltd (NBL) in July 2001. In May 2002, SAB acquired Miller Brewing Company of the United *States, thus forming SABMiller plc. SABMiller Plc is the 2nd largest brewer with interests in over 60 countries in the world producing over 216 million hectolitres. *Situated on the banks of the River Nile, Nile Breweries make quality beer from water tapped from the mighty river, as it makes its way to the Mediterranean. Producing 960 hectolitres per annum, Nile Breweries is the No 1 provider of locally produced beer. *NBL officially opened is second factory in Mbarara, Western Uganda on August, 22 this year. *Following an investment of US$90m, construction began on the new site in February, 2012, and the brewery has been operational since April this year. The new facility in Mbarara is NBL’s second brewery in Uganda and doubles the company’s potential brewing capacity to 3.6m hectolitres. *NBL has operated a single brewery on the River Nile in Jinja. The brewery was originally completed in 1956, and underwent a major $29 million expansion in 2009, doubling the capacity of the brewery to 1.8 million hectolitres. Only four years after this expansion, the Jinja site is already approaching maximum production, which pointed to the need for more capacity to be added in order to ensure an uninterrupted supply of NBL’s brands to the market. *Clear beer volumes in Uganda have been growing at a compound annual growth rate of 11% for the past six years. *The brands in Uganda include: Nile Special, Club Pilsner, Eagle Lager, Eagle Extra Lager, Chairman’s, Castle Milk Stout, Castle Lager, Nile Gold, Chibuku, ESB Redd’s and Grolsch. *The capacity of the new brewery starts at 650,000 hectoliters (5.5 million crates of beer) per annum

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PICTORIAL

Officials from different stakeholder organizations who joined hands to organize the first ever Uganda Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards as a way of recognizing, and upholding the principles of CSR as an engine of business sustainability. Photo: Baz Waiswa. The Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr. Mohamed Gharib Bilal plants a tree after opening the EALA conference on Millennium Development Goals s at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha.

Vivo Energy’s Communications Manager, Ms. Cerinah Zalwango hands over a card to surgeons who conducted a surgical camp in Teso, Eastern Uganda.Vivo Energy (Former Shell) donated 1,000 litres of Shell Unleaded Petrol worth Ush3.8m ($1462) to facilitate travel for the surgeons.

Mr. Robert Kabushenga CEO Vision Group (R) welcomes Uganda’s EAC minister Shem Bageine (L) to the launch of the 3rd EAC Media Award Competition as other CEOs look on. Kabushenga was in Arusha at the closing of the preparatory meeting for the 6th EAC Media Summit and launching the 3rd EAC Media Award 2013 Competition.

Century Bottling Company Managing Director Norton Kingwill handing over coolers to one of the women who underwent entrepreneurship training under the 5by20 program initiated by The Coca Cola Company to empower 5million women with business skills worldwide. Photo: Baz Waiswa.

An excited Andrew Mwesigye winner of the Uganda Breweries Limited Master Bar Academy 2013 with his prizes of 1,000 dollars, iPad and certifcation. The Master Bar Academy is Africa’s largest bartender training and certification program – with over 10,000 bartenders across Africa and in 25 cities spread across 9 countries.

Charles Hamya (M) General Manager Multichoice Uganda with Albert Nga (L) the GOtv Marketing Manager and Kgosi Poonyane Marketing Manager DSTV at the launch of the GOtv and DSTV mobile platform. Photo: Winnie Mandela.

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COMMENT

Suggestions for an African Fund don’t impress Manuel BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA-After giving the keynote speech at the 21st Joseph Mubiru Memorial Lecture in Kampala recently, South Africa’s Minister for the Presidency Trevor Manuel, was asked whether he thinks Africa is ready to start its own Monetary Fund. Something on the lines of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Manuel, who discussed ‘Unlocking Africa’s Growth Potential, Aligning Decision Making to Implementation and Delivery’ downplayed the question. “This is very difficult. First of all, who will fund this African Fund? Who will manage it? How is the African Development Bank performing? It is a debate that can go on. But in my view it may be difficult to realize,” Manuel said. Joseph Mubiru, was the first Governor of the Bank of Uganda (BOU). He led the bank from 1966 until 1971, falling victim to one of Idi Amin’s death squads. Every year he is honoured by the BOU by inviting a distinguished person to give a lecture. However, when, one recalls the reasons why the world set up the IMF, then an African Monetary Fund is not impossible. TheIMF is an international organization that was started in 1944 at the Bretton Woods Conference and formally created in 1945 by 29 countries. The IMF now describes itself as ‘an organization of 188 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.’ One of its stated goals was to assist in the reconstruction of the world’s international payment system post–World War II. Countries contribute money to a pool through a quota system from which countries with payment imbalances can borrow funds temporarily.

A former finance minister, Trevor Manuel asked where the money to sustain the AMF would come from. By its own account, the Washington D.C.-based institution, ‘through this activity and others such as surveillance of its members' economies and the demand for self-correcting policies, the IMF works to improve the economies of its member countries.’ Its stated objectives are to promote international economic cooperation, international trade, employment, and exchange rate stability, including by making financial resources available to member countries to meet balance of payments needs. With Africa, starting its own Fund to work out the same objectives, I don’t think it’s a bad idea. Just like, the late Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddaffi fought for the unification of Africa, the continent can fast-track its unification by starting to think independently with such initiative as the AMF. Trevor Manuel in his address said five critical issues can help Africa unlock its growth potential. “Our perspective on economic development has to start with new approaches to sovereignty, to regional integration, to continental development, and, of

course, to the position of Africa in global development,” he said. “We cannot return to a time of macroeconomic imbalances, of unsustainable indebtedness and we must advance an agenda for peace,” he said. “We must recognize these essentials because if we do not, we will be picked off by those who are only interested in what they can extract from us, at the lowest cost, and this will leave our people impoverished,” Manuel told his audience led by BOU deputy Governor Loius Kasekende. Manuel said 20 years ago, when South Africa entered its democratic phase, the centres of power still rested solely in the West. Since then, Africa has experienced a shift in economic power to the east i.e. China, Japan, and more recently, to countries like Brazil and Russia. He said: “These are countries and regions that have identified their strength and addressed their weaknesses to unleash their potential. It is understanding our position with a determined focus on what appears to be most difficult challenges that we can focus

on unleashing the potential of our continent.” He said Africa must now have clear links between policies and implementation. “African economies are not only growing, they are becoming more favorable environments for investors and for doing business,” he stresses. Manuel argues Africa must also get the basics such as the provision of education and health services right. He said Africa’s reliance on knowledge from abroad has been an outcome of poverty. “What is the role of a great institution such as Makerere University in contributing to not only the developmental needs of Uganda but also in the area of infrastructure such as energy, transport and ICT?” Dr. Sarah Ssewanyana, the Executive Director of the Economic Policy Research Centre in Makerere University thinks the obstacles to Africa’s desired growth are lack of a general consensus on conventional wisdom. Things like no state interference, global best practices and good governance. She said the World Bank and IMF after the global financial crisis have real-

ized a mindset change yet Africa is still stuck with the same mindset. “Failure to identify and understand alternative views, the political economy as to why and when certain policies are adopted and whether they will succeed in delivering the desired growth is still an obstacle,” adds Ssewanyana. Manuel thinks that part of unlocking Africa’s growth potential is to focus on an urban policy. It is recognized that Africa is urbanizing at a fast pace, estimated at 3.3% per annum, the highest urbanization rate in the world. “Since then, growth appears to be accelerating at an even faster pace,” he observes. However, what bothers Manuel is the UN Habitat report of World Cities that virtually shows that all the growth in African urbanization is into slums. “So for many across the continent, slum life is becoming the norm,” he said. He argues that there are worrying trends in slums that include insecure tenure, evictions or threats thereof, and generalized extortions in respect of virtually all basic services.

Governor says topic good for Africa BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDA-Uganda’s Deputy Bank of Uganda Governor, Louis Kasekende thinks the formation of the African Monetary Fund is a good debate to consider. “This is a good debate we can carry on. I think it’s good for Africa,” says Kasekende. Currently the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa is working on a draft proposal. Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt are at the centre of the process but there have been several disagreements over the viability of an AMF. The most recent data (2012) shows that for the first time remittances became the largest external financial source to Africa ahead of Foreign Direct Investments and Official Development Assistance. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), sub Saharan Africa received an estimated 13% of remittances from other African countries, which amounted to $60.4 billion compared to $56.9 billion in 2011. Consumer demand by Africa’s growing middle class is also an engine for growth. According to a World Bank report, consumer spending accounted for more than 60% of sub Saharan Africa’s economic growth. Forecasts for growth over the next 10years are positive and may outpace the global average. It is encouraging that the Economist rates 7 of their fastest growing economies for 2011 to 2015 as African. They include Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Congo, Ghana, Zambia and Nigeria. Total African GDP is forecast to reach $19.3 trillion by 2050 compared with $21.9 trillion for Europe at that time. If this is realized, African GDP will comprise of 8-0% of United States GDP by 2050, up from a mere 20% in 2010. It is therefore important that Africa must start thinking independently by starting up new initiatives like the African Monetary Fund because such initiatives will help it realize the desired growth potential. There is no automatic route to attaining 8% African GDP compared to the United States but it demands hard work, strategic planning and detailed measurements.

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DIGEST

Pumpkin juice: A recipe for improving kidney function BY WINNIE MANDELA KAMPALA, UGANDA--We take juice for its taste and health benefits. Juice contains minerals, vitamins and helps in the process of recovery from illness. However pumpkin juice may sound unusual. Pumpkin is commonly recognised as a vegetable grown for its seeds, flowers, pulp and fruit. However it can be consumed as a juice as well. It is an excellent source of beta carotene, alpha carotene, iron, potassium, magnesium, fatty acids and vitamins which are responsible for a healthy and well-functioning body. The pulp contains pro-vitamin A, C and E, salts, minerals, proteids and carbohydrates. Pumpkin juice reduces the risk of high blood pressure and heart diseases since it contains pectin which helps in reducing cholesterol. It ensures a healthy digestive system, and is helpful for constipation. The juice can be used to remove worms from the digestive system. The juice is used to stimulate the kidneys and remove water retention without any side effects. The vitamin C and other minerals present in the juice boost body immunity and thus protect it from various diseases.

Pumpkin juice reduces the risk of high blood pressure andheart disease This includes bacterial infections, and chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and so much more. Pumpkin pulp and seeds have components that might improve insulin secretion and insulin resistance, thus lowering abnormally high blood glucose. If you suffer from viral infections the juice is so vital because of the biologically active substances present in it which can help reactivate liver function. Skin therapists urge people with dry skins to take pumpkin juice because of the extremelyrich pres-

ence of beta carotene and vitamin E. Pumpkin juice is rich in alphacarotene and prevents cataract formation and slows the aging process in an individual. Recent studies show pumpkin can be a healthy snack to give to kids because of its vitamin D content. It can accelerate growth in children and has both therapeutic as well as nutritive properties. The presence of copper, iron and phosphorus in pumpkin helps influences blood formation in the body. It also provides protection against atherosclerosis and anemia.

Tap into health values of juicy water melons BY ERIOSI NANTABA KAMPALA, UGANDA--The succulent red flesh of the watermelon is in itself an attraction. As much as it is appealing to the eye, it is also nutrient-rich. Among other nutrients the watermelon contains lycopene. Lycopene is a carotenoid and phytonutrient found in red fruits and vegetables such as tomatoes and watermelons. It cannot be manufactured by the human body so it must be obtained from food sources. Lycopene has a protective effect against skin and lung cancers and the stomach. It reduces the risk of arteriosclerosis by inhibiting platelet aggregation and reducing inflammation. It is a common ingredient in anti-aging creams and lotions. Dr. David Ssali of Dama Medicinal Herbs says Watermelon is 92 percent water. The other 8 percent comprises nutrients with important health benefits. “The red pigment also found in apricots, pink grapefruit, and papaya is an important antioxidant that is helpful in reducing the risk of prostate, breast, and endometrial cancers, as well as lung and colon cancer,” Dr. Ssali said. It can trigger production of a compound in the body that

A ripe watermelon contains more nutrients helps relax the body’s blood vessels. Watermelon is a diuretic and homeopathic treatment for kidney patients before dialysis became widespread. To him, watermelons could help alleviate pain for kidney failure patients especially those who cannot afford the costly dialysis. The fruit is also a very good source of potassium that helps muscle and nerve function. It can ease inflammation that contributes to conditions like asthma, atherosclerosis, diabetes, colon cancer, and arthritis. He however cautions that one should avoid watermelons that have a white or pale green underside as this is an indication of immaturity, and the watermelon may not be very sweet. Immature watermelons also have an acidic quality that is not desirable. Once picked from the garden, the sugar content in a watermelon does not increase. It is important to select one that is ripe.

Campuses join forces for PhDs BY SAMUEL NABWIISO KAMPALA, UGANDA--Uganda Technology and Management University (UTAMU) has signed a memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mbarara University (MUST) to offer Joint science-related Doctorate courses (PhD). Addressing a news conference in Kampala Prof. Vanansius Baryamureeba, the Vice Chancellor of UTAMU said the program will reduce the problem of shortage of teaching manpower in the region. The Joint PhD program is fully accredited by the National Council for higher Education Students from the EAC should exploit this opportunity and come for cheaper but quality education. Baryamureeba said: “ Uganda’s higher education sector has expanded in terms of number of Institutions and students explosion . But this exponential growth has not been numerically accompanied by the same number of academic staff especially at doctoral level which affects the performance of some students especially at post graduate level.” Baryamureeba said although there are a number of PhD holders as teaching staff in the Universities these are not enough especially in the sciences. After acquiring the PhD many do not get the opportunity to undertake post-doctoral fellowships or engage in co–supervision of graduate students. Baryamureeba pointed out that Uganda cannot develop if there is no capacity building of high ranking academics to play a more dominant role in the economic and social transformation of society. Under the MOU the program will utilize both the academic and administrative staff in the partnering universities. Each PhD holder will supervise an average of three PhD students at a time and in the first phase the Joint PhD program will start with 200 PhD students The program according to Baryamureba will focus mainly on science courses including a PhD in computing, Economics, Development studies and Public Administration . When asked if the two institutions have the capacity to supervise PhD students Baryamureba said : “MUST and UTAMU have a total of 57 PhD holders who can effectively supervise 171 PhD students at an average rate of three PhD students per PhD holder. MUST and UTAMU have staff who are PhD students in their final year who will Join this program as soon as they complete studies.”

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“The program will utilize both the academic and administrative staff in the partnering universities. Each PhD holder will supervise an average of three PhD students ”

Prof. Baryamureeba

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TOURISM

Oprah tours as Tz eyes new sites BY ANDREW ZABLON MWANZA,TANZANIA-Oprah Winfrey, America’s top talk show host and actress was in Tanzania touring the Serengeti National Park . She was on a private visit. Oprah, who is currently playing the role of Gloria Gaines in the 2013 movie, ‘The Butler’ was in Tanzania for much of last week. Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) Public Relations Manager, Pascal Shelutete confirmed Oprah’s visit saying “It would be Oprah’s private tour.” She was expected to meet Tanzania’s Deputy Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Lazaro Nyalandu in the Serengeti. Oprah is the only African American to rank among America’s 400 richest people since 1995. Winfrey is believed to be the richest African American of the 20th century. Billionaire Oprah Winfrey has hosted her own internationally popular talk show since 1986.

The acclaimed doyen of talkshows was in Tanzania on a private visit and toured Serengeti National Park last week She is also an actress, philanthropist, publisher, and producer. With several various outstanding awards like the Academy Award, the Emmy Award, the Golden

Globe Award and the PGA Award, she is consistently named as the best talk show presenter. On generosity Winfrey had by 2012 given away about $400 million to edu-

cational causes. Meanwhile, the government through TANAPA intends to open up the southern tourist circuit. The move is expected to increase revenues.

EAC envoys market region as one tourist destination BY LEONARD MAGOMBA DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA--East African Community envoys stationed in the Nordic and Baltic countries have joined forces to promote the region as a single tourist destination. The Dean of EAC Ambassadors, Muhammed Mzale told EABW in Dar es Salaam recently, they saw that people in the Nordic and Baltic countries were not aware of these attractions. “We have decided to make a joint promotion and market EAC tourism as a single bloc to Nordic and Baltic countries, because we came to realize there is an opportunity but these people do not know critically about our tourist attractions in the region,” Mzale said. This tourism campaign goes hand-in-hand with the EAC consulates move

Amb. Kagasheki said hotels are now being classified. to start a forum known as East Africa Business Forum (AFBUS). This is aimed promoting investment opportunities in the EAC to the Nordic and Baltic States. Through AFBUS, the envoys meet every threemonths to brainstorm. Amb. Mzale said: “In most of our campaigns we emphasize on tourist attractions available in the

EAC region, specifically on the good side of nature,” he said. Jacob Msekwa, the Minister Counselor in the Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania for Nordic and Baltic countries told EABW since they started a joint campaign, they are now witnessing a number of inquiries through the embassy’s email.

Msekwa said most of the Nordic and Baltic people have started visiting in the region while others wanted to know about EAC’s geographical condition and tourist attractions. “We are positive, in 10 years time, the East African region will experience a number of tourists visiting in bigger numbers, more than that of Japan and Asia,” Msekwa said. Japan, the United States, Italy and the United Kingdom are the leading countries where tourists originated from after several promotional campaigns. According to the Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Amb. Khamis Kagasheki, the number of tourists visiting Tanzania went up by 24% to 1.077 million in 2012 from 867,994 the previous year. Kagasheki said the government is carrying out a countrywide exercise of classifying hotels.

However, according to TANAPA, more tourist facilities would have to be set up. Already one is being planned for construction at Mikumi National Park in

Morogoro region, about 300 kilometres from Dar es Salaam TANAPA officials want it to act as the gateway to the south and west of the country. TANAPA has invited interested competent firms to submit their expressions of interest for the project. The planned accommodation is 150-beds, however the preferred bidder would take up responsibility financing the design, construction and management. TANAPA is providing the land for a period calculated to give a competitive return on investment. Shelutete told EABW last week that the new facility would later be taken up fully by Tanapa. TANAPA manages 15 national parks throughout the country. These are Serengeti, Mount Kilimanjaro, Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Arusha, Mkomazi, Saadani, Mikumi and Ruaha. Others are Udzungwa Mountains, Kitulo, Katavi, Gombe, Mahale and Rubondo Island.

TANAPA recruits BY PATRICK KISEMBO DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA --The Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) has recruited more than 20 park rangers. This is in a renewed effort to counter poaching and is the second phase of the rapid response team training. According to official sources, Tanzania is currently experiencing syndicates of wealthy people engaged in poaching which is fuelling illegal hunting. But the TANAPA Director General, Allan Kijazi said last week, TANAPA will work closely with various stakeholders in making sure poaching is eliminated. Kijazi was passing out the second phase of the Rapid Response Team training in Ruaha National Park. “We have established a Rapid Response Team (RRT) with a focus of dealing promptly with poaching incidences in the parks,” he said. He said poachers have resorted to using more sophisticated weaponry, and outgun the rangers. “They have gone a step ahead to kill elephants with poisoned pumpkins,” he said. He said RRT is a specialized team of well-trained and specialized personnel on law enforcement with high level of discipline, motivation and morale who will react to criminal situations in the parks immediately they are reported. “The team is expected to be proactive with proper planning for crisis, threat assessment and establish counter actions,” Kijazi said. The six weeks training involved 29 park rangers, but only 22 managed to make it to the end of the gruelling course. The training was conducted jointly between TANAPA and the African Field Ranger Training Services of South Africa. Recently the minister for Tourism and Natural Resources, Amb. Khamis Kagasheki told a news conference that poaching was depleting the country’s valuable natural resources, especially elephants and rhinos in game reserves and national parks.

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ENTERTAINMENT What are the

doing? Justin Timberlake 'to reunite with 'N Sync

It is the comeback that nobody expected. But it has been reported that Justin Timberlake is set to reunite with his old pop band 'N Sync for a special performance at the VMAs this weekend. Despite the fact he's now a hugely successful solo artist who rubs shoulders with the likes of Jay Z, Justin is said to be joining members Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatric.

Mbarara tastes Bell fiesta UGANDA Mbarara, 17th August 2013 – The Bell Fiesta on Saturday gave Mbarara residents what can only be described as pure entertainment bliss as hundreds of revelers withstood a chilly night to experience the Bell Fiesta that has now redefined Uganda’s entertainment scene, beats, balls and beers. Kicking off the Bell Fiesta was a diverse line up of performances from Mbarara based musicians like Moray Skillz, Left Star and Reliq who blended a fusion of styles to the delight of fans. When Mbarara University student and artist Moray Skillz stepped

FUN TIME: Some of the Bell participants having fun in Gulu. on stage, the applause from his fans was deafening and he didn’t disappoint much to the excitement of fellow students in the crowd.

The Kakyeka Stadium in Mbarara was totally transformed when the main attraction, Human Table Foosball got underway with teams like Kidongo,

Galaxy FC, Golden Leaf, Kasheshe FC, Girls United and Masaka FC battling it out for the grand prize of UGX 400,000.

Knowles fails Kampala test Oprah Winfrey takes a break

Oprah Winfrey may have had a premonition about her new movie The Butler.The 59-year-old smiled and waved on Friday at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport before opening weekend for the historical drama about a longtime butler at the White House.The movie directed by Lee Daniels and starring Oscar winner Forest Whitaker. finished the weekend at the top of the box office with a $25million haul.

Chris Brown cancels four concerts

Beleaguered singer Chris Brown has cancelled four concerts in Canada due to 'health-related issues.' The 24-year-old singer was set to headline the Energy Rush festival in Halifax, Toronto, Saint John and Winnipeg, but promoters have now been forced to axe the shows and the entire festival. In a statement released on Monday to Bang, Drop Entertainment Group, who were behind the festivals.

Knowles Butera could be a big star back home in Kigali, Rwanda, where she has a big following but in Uganda she isn’t a darling like other artists who hail from the city of thousand hills. She was recently in Kampala to perform at the famous Rwanda Night which is held at Club Rouge

but the turn up was disappointing. Rwanda Night is monthly theme night characterized by huge crowds especially Rwandans in Kampala who cannot resist the euphoria that Uganda night life has to offer. However when it was her turn, despite her good looks and melodious

voice, she failed the test. Matters were not helped when she put up a lackluster performance. Either her music is not much appreciated in Uganda or the Club Rouge blundered, Knowles appearance forecasts a glim future for the Rwandan Night on the social calendar of Kampala.

Afrigo band to celebrate 38 years of existence BY WINNIE MANDELA KAMPALA, UGANDA- the Afrigo Band, will be celebrating its 38 Year Anniversary come August the 31st. It's going to be a Red Carpet Dinner affair with the whole Afrigo Band in attendance featuring performances from Juliana Kanyomozi, Lord Fred Ssebatta, Matendo Band and others. It will be held at the UMA

Exhibition Hall with an entrance fee of 100,000shs ($38).sponsors include NTV Uganda, K2 Telecom Afrigo Band is still to date the oldest and favorite local band that started as early as 1976 and have lived the taste of time offering Ugandans cultural flavored beats throughout the regions across East Africa covering, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda & Burundi.Some of its members include Joanitta Kawalya and Rachael Magoola the vocalists, Robert Seggawa, Moses Matovu the

band leader, and the current younger members that include people like Peter Bazanye and Joe Tabula Some of their songs include “Omutanda Gyali”,”Jim”,”Obaghaina”,”Maria”,” Amazzi Genyama” and “Speed control”.Over the years, Afrigo Band has churned out hit after hit and continues to dominate the airwaves and dance floors to this day. In its 37 years of existence, the band has released 21 albums.

Pablo brings great South African comedian BY WINNIE MANDELA KAMPALA, UGANDA-a few weeks ago, one of Nigeria’s best comedians Basket Mouth was in the pearl of Africa in a show dubbed “Africa Laughs” that was held at Imperial Royale hotel where they brought smiles and laughter across the faces of Uganda a show that was considered one of the successful. A few weeks before Basket Mouth, another leading comedian on the continent Klint the Drunk was in town for the monthly Pablo and continental comedian show that took place at the Oasis mall. Comedian Pablo is doing a great job by introducing Uganda to the continents biggest comedians and now he is set to fly in Tshepo Mogale, a

Tshepo Mogale, a top South African comedian top South African comedian Mogale will share the stage with

Ugandan comedians including Pablo, the host, Bob Nuwagira aka Uncle Bob, Simiyu from Kenya as well as Dr Kiziito Makanga, who is back after taking off some time to first complete medical school. The show will also be characterized by a music performance by the Cape Brothers and Band Bracha! The Nation Media Group-sponsored event is slated for August 30, at the Hub. Tickets will be selling at shs50, 000($19) singles and shs80, 000 ($30) for couples Comedy has become one of the industries that have taken on the task of entertaining Ugandans. No wonder the number of comedians and comedy groups are on a rise increasingly arguably the biggest form of art connecting Uganda to the rest of the continent at the moment.

This Week on DSTV SERIES ON M-Net (DStv Channel 101) Suits III: This hit series stars Gabriel Macht as one of Manhattan's top corporate lawyers who sets out to recruit a new hotshot associate but winds up hiring the only guy that impresses him, a brilliant but unmotivated college dropout. Though he isn't actually a lawyer, this legal prodigy has the book smarts of a Harvard law grad and the street smarts of a hustler. Tune in from Saturday 31 August at CAT.

M-NET SERIES ZONE (DStv Channel 115) Revenge (Season 2): Emily Thorne took the Hamptons by storm last summer as the intriguing new arrival to this exclusive community. By all appearances, she is a friendly and sophisticated "girl next door" whose disarming charm and generosity have allowed her seamless access to the restricted circles of the Hamptons high society. However Emily Thorne is anything but what she seems:Tune in from Monday 26 August at 21:30 CAT.1

E! ENTERTAINMENT (DStv channel 124) Drop Dead Diva (Series 2): Thanks to a bolt of divine intervention, when a vacuous bimbo, Deb (Brooke D’Orsay), reaches heaven’s pearly gates she is despatched back to earth in the body of Jane (Brooke Elliott), a brilliant plus-size lawyer. Now, in her new, curvier frame, Deb has to learn important lessons – in a hilarious showdown between brains and beauty. Tune in from Monday 26 August at 21:00 CAT.

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EAC

Monitor MDG goals: EALA told ARUSHA, TANZANIA--The Vice President of the Tanzania, Dr. Mohammed Gharib Bilal on August 19 opened the two-day East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Conference on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In his remarks, the Vice President underscored the need for constant monitoring of the goal towards ensuring ‘shelter for all’ as an important agenda in socio-economic development. Bilal said Tanzania has taken measures aimed at addressing the challenges of unplanned settlements and slums in the urban population and was undertaking a study with the assistance of the UN-HABITAT. He said the study is being mapped out in Bagamoyo, Dar es Salaam and Morogoro under the four themes of governance, slums, gender, HIV/AIDS and environment. The Government in 2013/14 implemented the ‘Big Results Now’ initiative which supplements the MDGs with a view to fast tracking poverty alleviation in Tanzania and accelerating socio-economic development. The Vice President urged the EAC Partner States to consistently pursue the development agenda with more vigor and focus. He said: “On various occasions, the EAC Summit of Heads of State has directed the Council and the Secretariat to invest more energy in agricultural development, food security, social and economic infrastructure, industrial development and private sec-

Tanzanian VP Dr. Mohamed Gharib Bilal, makes the keynote address recently at the EALA conference tor promotion.” The Vice President urged legislators to re-focus their oversight activities in the development agenda. Legislators should not only be critical to their governments but must assess what has been achieved and find the failures. They must assess the reasons whether they resulted from inadequate resources, misplaced priorities or they simply point to governance, and recommend issues. Present at the conference were EALA Members, legislators from South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Burundi. The

Conference also marks the silver jubilee of the Global Parliamentarians on Habitat. In her remarks, the EALA Speaker, Rt. Hon (DR) Margaret Nantongo Zziwa urged the region to expend more resources in ensuring the HABITAT agenda was implemented. She said all stakeholders have an important role to play in ensuring the region realizes its full potential in the millennium development goals (MDGs). Some of the challenges could very well have been addressed and drastic steps taken to improve the situation.

Zziwa said: “The status of our cities, have become very unmanageable, congestion, pollution, garbage and dust. But who is responsible? Are city authorities adequate and sufficient to deal with this mess?” She urged Parliamentarians to rise to the occasion and address issues facing the people. “We must enact laws regarding decent and affordable housing, sustainable cities and equitable sharing of resources in terms of sectors, like health (MDGs 2, 4 and 5), education (MDGs 4 and 6), water (MDG 7), food production, housing, fuel and energy provi-

sions, among others. These mainly affect the most vulnerable sections of our society,” Zziwa noted. She termed unemployment and under-employment as two devastating challenges afflicting youth and constraining their very survival in the region. Statistics reveal 11% of school graduates can acquire jobs in the public sector. In Kenya, 72% of the unemployed population is below 30 years of age. The conference featured presentations on a wide spectrum of issues on MDGs with each region expected to share their experiences. Presentations from Civil Society Organisations on Global Habitat issues including urban planning and settlement and challenges the continent is facing, are expected. Parliamentarians have set themselves the goal of ensuring their respective Governments address issues in the attainment of the Habitat Agenda. They should focus on areas of housing, sustainable urban and city development, human settlement, water and sanitation. Efforts to support MDG goals are actively encouraged. The UN launched a process of assessing the performance of Member States in attaining these goals and for respective stakeholders to make input in the post 2015 MDG agenda. EALA wishes to use this conference to propose recommendations to UN on the post 2015 agenda. Reporter

Witnesses speak for Serengeti Highway ARUSHA, TANZANIA -- The First Instance Division today heard the evidence witnesses in a Reference (case) by the Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) contesting United Republic of Tanzania’s intention to build a “super highway” crossing the Serengeti National Park, with the Kenyan organization arguing, it would be hazardous to animals. . The sole witness for the Applicant was John Mabala Kuloba an Environment Consultant with Earth Services Limited in Kenya. Kuloba. He practices assessment in environmental impact, participated in the evaluation of the Serengeti Highway with other experts and according to the assessment both positive and negative impacts were observed. He said the proposed road goes through the National Park and due to noise and public movement on the road; animal behav-

Giraffes in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania’s oldest national park ior would be affected among other negative impacts. On the other hand, he noted the road will create opportunities of provision of goods for the markets, reduce long distance travels for the people, it being a public road. He maintained the project ought to be abandoned to protect the wild life and the ecosystem if the National Park. The witness for the

Respondent, Zafarani A. Madayi, Head of Safety & Environment, Tanzania National Roads Agency representing the Tanzania said, although the construction of the road across the national park has a number of negative impacts such as killing of animals due to over speeding of cars and animal harassment as a result of noise pollution, what should be emphasized is mitigation mea-

sures in order to enhance the positive impacts such as tourism and social–economic development contributed to by good roads. Other witnesses of the Government of Tanzania, Dr. James V. Wakibara, Principal Ecologist, Tanzania National Parks and William Simon Mwakilema, in charge of Serengeti National Park, both contended that, the main purpose of the road is for tourism and administrative use. In March 2012 the EACJ First Instance Division granted ANAW a temporary injunction against the Tanzanian Government which effectively blocked the latter’s attempt to construct a highway through the Serengeti National Park until the Reference was heard and determined. Present at the hearing were the Representative of ANAW, Mr. Wachi Benson, His Lawyer Mr. Saitabao Kanchory Mbalelo and

Counsel for Tanzania Mr. Gabriel Malata, Principal State Attorney all appearing before The Principal Judge Hon. Mr. Justice Jean Bosco Butasi, The Deputy Principal Judge Hon. Lady Justice Mary Stella Arach Amoko, Hon. Mr. Justice John Mkwawa, Hon. Mr. Justice Isaac Lenaola and Hon. Mr. Justice Faustin Ntezilyayo in open Court. The Court will notify the parties on the day to highlight the written submissions. The First Instance Division has resumed its 3rd quarter sessions today which will go up to September 2013, in Arusha Tanzania. A total of 23 matters will be handled and these include; 13 References, 4 Applications coming up for hearing and scheduling conferences, 1 Judgment to be delivered and 5 Taxations coming before the Registrar of the Court. Reporter

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AGRICULTURE

Climate change hits TZ fishing BY PASCAL MKANDAWILE AND EMMNUEL KISIMA DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA --Tanzania’s fishing catch is being adversely affected by heavy winds caused by effects of climate change and the moonlight during the last four months. This has caused scarcity of fish in markets. A survey conducted by EABW in Dar es Salaam Fish Market Complex, the main market for fish in Dar es Salaam indicates fishmongers are selling fish at high prices. One of the fishmongers, identified as Haji Nassar said the high price of fish in the market was due to the scarcity of fish. The Chairman of the Dar es Salaam Ferry Fish Market Complex, Mr. Rajab Mgoi told EABW in Dar es Salaam last week fish have a tendency of hiding under heavy moonlight. Mgoi said besides moonlight, there was heavy wind speed in the last four months, a move which contributed to the despairing of fish. They hide deep under water. “The heavy speed of wind together with moonlight is a threat as the fish went deeper under the water to hide. This causes the fishermen to surrender because most of them do not have the right fishing gear.”

The fishing industry in TZ is being adversely affected by the the heavy winds and moonlight According to Mtei, they are catching below two tones per day contrary to the normal catch of six tones a day. He said the situation is now going to settle as moonlight and heavy wind speed disappeared. During the scarcity, the price of fish goes up to Tsh70,000 (US$43.75) per bucket compared to normal price of Tsh20,000 (US$12.5).

In Tanzania, the fishing industry contributes very little to the national economy despite the government’s move to license over 177,571 fishermen. Last year, the country exported fish and fisheries products worth Tsh230.01 billion, ($142.55 million). However, the government earned only Tsh6 billion ($3.72 million) in revenue. The export dropped

from the average fish and fishery product exports between 2005 and 2010 to $195.17 million. Briefing journalists after the launch of the 16th bi-annual conference on economics of sustainable fisheries, aquaculture and seafood business, the Deputy Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Development, Benedict Ole Nangoro, said 3.72 million in

revenue was got according to official records. Mr Nangoro said the fishing industry in the country is yet to contribute adequately to the national economy, given its annual contribution is 1.5 percent of the Gross Domestic Product. “We can earn more from fishing if we transform the sector through employment of modern technology,” said Mr Nangoro. During the past five years, the fishing sector has been contributing between 1.6 percent and 3.1 percent to the economy, which is too low given the country’s has high fishing potential. Despite having marine water cover of 64,000 sq km including the Indian Ocean and the exclusive economic zone which covers 223,000 sq km, the EEZ is yet to be fully exploited. “Poor fishing facilities, limited financial resources, lack of relevant technological skills prevent the country from benefiting from fishing,” he said. He was optimistic the county will soon boost the performance of the industry, citing the National Aquaculture Development Strategy that aims to enhance fish farming for economic advances. The government is to enhance commercial fish farming in order to benefit nearly 4 million people in Tanzania who engage in fishing related activities.

Biochar to enrich soil fertility FAO sign deal to BY ERIOSI NANTABA KAMPALA, UGANDA--The high population growth rate in Uganda means the increase in demand for food increases. To enhance the soil fertility and soil nutrients, Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) and Makerere University in partnership with China Bamboo Research Center (CBRC) have developed a stove prototype that can utilize wood from agricultural wast to produce charcoal powder as a by-product to enhance soil fertility. According to Julius Turyamwijuka, a Research Officer at UIRI, the charcoal powder is mixed with inoculated animal wastes and phosphates to get a sustainable pure, organic biochar fertilizer as a soil enhancer. “The organic biochar fertilizer is still under experiment

at Makerere University and UIRI. Within a period of two months, it will be rolled out in Wakiso District for trial before integration on a large scale,” he said. He said unlike other largely inorganic fertilizers the biochar is purely organic and can be utilized for more than three seasons and yield high harvests. Turyamwijuka said: “We embarked on research after developing the bamboo/biochar research project to come up with a stove prototype which can utilize the unused bamboo by-product to produce biochar.” Biochar is an important ingredient in EcoFeed which improves the quality of soil, increases water retention, reduces fertilizer leaching and increases plant yield. It is a fine-grained charcoal high in organic carbon and largely resistant to decompo-

sition of pyrolysis of plant and waste feed stocks. As a soil amendment, biochar creates a recalcitrant soil carbon pool that is carbon-negative, serving as a net withdrawal of carbondioxide stored in highly recalcitrant soil carbon stocks. “The enhanced nutrient retention capacity of biocharamended soil not only reduces the total fertilizer requirements but also the climate and environmental impact of croplands. As a soil amendment, biochar significantly increases the efficiency of and reduces the need for traditional chemical fertilizers, while greatly enhancing crop yields,” he said. Renewable oils and gases co-produced in the pyrolysis process can be used as fuel or fuel feedstock. Biochar offers promise for its soil productivity and climate benefits.

stop poultry threat ETHIOPIA--A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Food and Agriculture Organisation and the African Union Commission (AUC) will help to prevent and control outbreaks of influenza A (H7N9), better known as avian influenza. The memorandum was signed on August 6. The ceremony was held in the presence of Her Excellency Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture at the AUC and Dr Modibo Traore, FAO Representative to the African Union. During the signing ceremony both institutions agreed, to step up their collaboration in preventing, controlling and mitigating the potentially harming socioeconomic consequences on poultry population, human health and livelihoods of an influenza A (H7N9) outbreak on the continent.

Traore said the in-built technical support component of the project will provide additional capacity to the AU in preventing and mitigating this growing threat. It also contributes to the implementation of emergency support and coordinated response mechanisms to influenza A (H7N9) virus at continental level, ultimately preventing the virus from spreading in Africa. FAO’s support will strengthen the national capacities for quick response to the new avian influenza crisis. It will help develop the capacities of international and regional organizations as well as other agencies and national governments. The project will foster partnerships among key stakeholders and link to other initiatives in the affected regions to further improve disease control mechanisms. Agencies

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TENDER NOTICE (TN)/INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) TENDER REFERENCE: No 12/F/2013-2014/IO/RNP/OB TITLE OF THE TENDER: SUPPLY OF DIFFERENT POLICE UNIFORMS AND THEIR ACCESSORIES FOR THE YEAR 2013-2014 SOURCE OF FUNDING: ORDINARY BUDGET 1. The Rwanda National Police has received funds for supply of different Police uniforms and their accessories for the year 2013-2014 and intends to apply a portion of the funds to eligible payments under the contract for which this Bidding Document is issued. 2. The Rwanda National Police invites qualified bidders to submit bids for the supply of different Police uniforms and their accessories for the year 2013-2014 as indicated in detail in the statement of requirements. All lots of this tender were arranged as follows: Lot 1: Operation uniforms, Lot 2: Police jungle boots, Lot 3: Pips, Lot 4: Other uniforms΄accessories and Lot 5: Rwanda and police flags 3. Tender Documents in English or French may be obtained from the Office of Procurement Unit, Tel 255103353/ 0788311803, at the Rwanda National Police General Headquarters Kacyiru, on any working day from 20/08/2013 from 07:00 am to 05:30 pm, upon presentation of proof payment of a non-refundable fee of eight thousand four hundred Rwandan francs only (8,400 Rwf) to Account N°120.00.46 opened at National Bank of Rwanda (BNR); the bank slip must bear the name of the bidder, the number and the title of the tender. 4. All bids shall be accompanied by a Bid Security as follows: lot 1 (Operation uniforms): 3,611,000 Rwf; lot 2 (Police jungle boots): 5,338,000 Rwf; lot 3

(Pips): 101,000 Rwf; lot 4 (Other uniforms΄accessories): 5,790,000 Rwf and lot 5 (Rwanda and Police flags): 2,082,000 Rwf or in any foreign convertible currency. 5. Enquiries regarding this tender may be addressed to the Procurement Office, at the mentioned address. 6. Well printed bids, properly bound and presented in four copies one of which is the original must reach the Office of Procurement Unit at the address mentioned above not later than 10/10/2013 at 9:30 am. Late bids will be rejected. 7. Bids will be opened in the presence of bidders or their representatives who choose to attend at in the conference room of Procurement Office at Kacyiru, on the same day 10/10/2013 at 10:00 am. 8. The Outer envelope should clearly indicate the tender name and title. 9. The validity of the offers shall be 120 days from the date of opening of bids. 10. Bidding will be conducted in accordance with the Law N° 12/2007 of 27/03/2007 on Public Procurement. Kigali, on 20/08/2013 (Sé) ACP Jean Marie TWAGIRAYEZU Acting Commissioner for Finance & Chief Budget Manager

ITANGAZO RY’IPIGANWA NOMERO IRANGA ISOKO: No 12/F/2013-2014/IO/RNP/OB INYITO Y’ISOKO: ISOKO RYO KUGURIRA POLISI Y’ U RWANDA IMYAMBARO N’IBINDI BIGENDANYE NAYO MU MWAKA WA 2013-2014 INKOMOKO Y’UBWISHYU: INGENGO Y’IMARI ISANZWE 1. Polisi y’u Rwanda ifite ingengo y’imari yateganyirije isoko ryo kugurira Polisi y’ u Rwanda imyambaro n’ibindi bigendanye nayo mu mwaka wa 2013-2014. 2. Polisi y’u Rwanda irahamagarira abacuruzi babishoboye kandi bujuje ibisabwa gutanga inyandiko zabo z’ipiganwa ku isoko ryo kugurira Polisi y’ u Rwanda imyambaro n’ibindi bigendanye nayo mu mwaka wa 2013-2014. Isoko rigabanijwemo ibice bikurikira: Lot 1: Imyenda, Lot 2: Inkweto, Lot 3: Amapeti, Lot 4: Ibindi bigendaye n‘imyambaro na Lot 5: Amabendera y’u Rwanda n’aya Polisi 3. Igitabo gikubiyemo amabwiriza agenga iri soko kiri mu cyongereza cyangwa mu gifaransa kiboneka mu biro by’Ishami rishinzwe amasoko muri Polisi y’u Rwanda, Tel 255103353/ 0788311803, biri mu kigo cya Polisi y’u Rwanda ku Kacyiru, mu minsi yose y’akazi guhera taliki 20/08/2013 kuva 7 h 00 kugeza 17h30, hamaze kwishyurwa amafaranga ibihumbi umunani na magana ane by’amafaranga y’u Rwanda (8,400 Frw) adasubizwa ashyirwa kuri Konti N°120.00.46 muri Banki Nkuru y’Igihugu (BNR); icyemezo cya BNR kigomba kuba cyanditseho amazina y’uwifuza gupiganwa, nomero n’inyito by’isoko. 4. Inyandiko z’ipiganwa zigomba kuba ziherekejwe n’ingwate y’ipiganwa ingana n’ amafaranga y’u Rwanda cyangwa avunjwe mu y‘ amahanga ku buryo bukurikira: lot 1 (Imyambaro): 3,611,000 Frw; lot 2 (Inkweto): 5,338,000 Frw; lot 3 (Amapeti): 101,000

Frw; lot 4 (Ibindi bigendaye n‘imyambaro): 5,790,000 Frw na lot 5 (Amabendera): 2,082,000 Frw. 5. Ibisobanuro kuri iri soko biboneka mu biro by’Ishami rishinzwe amasoko ryavuzwe haruguru. 6. Abifuza iri soko basabwe kuba bagejeje inyandiko z’ipiganwa zanditse n’imashini mu gifaransa cyangwa mu cyongereza kandi zifunze neza mu mabahasha ane (umwimerere na kopi eshatu) mu biro by’Ishami rishinzwe amasoko byavuzwe haruguru tariki ya 10/10/2013 saa tatu n’igice za mu gitondo (9h30). 7. Gufungura amabahasha bizaba uwo munsi tariki ya 10/10/2013 saa ine (10h00) mu cyumba cy’ inama cy’Ishami rishinzwe amasoko ryavuzwe haruguru. Inyandiko z’ipiganwa zikererewe zizasubizwa ba nyirazo. 8. Inyito y’isoko na Nomero iranga isoko bigomba kugaragara inyuma ku ibahasha ikubiyemo inyandiko z’ipiganwa. 9. Inyandiko z’ipiganwa zigomba kuba zifite agaciro k’iminsi 120 uherereye ku itariki y’ifungura ry’inyandiko z’ipiganwa mu ruhame. 10. Ipiganwa rigengwa n’Itegeko N012/2007 ryo kuwa 27/03/2007 rigenga amasoko ya Leta. Kigali, kuwa 20/08/2013. (Sé) ACP Jean Marie TWAGIRAYEZU Komiseri w’Imari akaba n’Umugenga w’Ingengo y‘Imari w’Agateganyo

AVIS D’APPELS D’OFFRES (AAO) TENDER REFERENCE: No 12/F/2013-2014/IO/RNP/OB TITRE DU MARCHE: FOURNITURE DES DIFFERENTES UNIFORMES ET LEURS ACCESSOIRES A LA POLICE NATIONALE DU RWANDA POUR L’AN 2013-2014 SOURCE DE FINANCEMENT: BUDGET ORDINAIRE 1. La Police Nationale a des fonds pour financer la fourniture des différentes uniformes et leurs accessoires à la Police Nationale du Rwanda pour l’an 2013-2014. 2. La Police Nationale sollicite des offres de la part de soumissionnaires éligibles et répondant aux qualifications requises pour fourniture des différentes uniformes et leurs accessoires à la Police Nationale du Rwanda pour l’an 2013-2014. Les lots de ce marche sont organisés comme suit: Lot 1: Uniformes, Lot 2: Souliers, Lot 3: Insignes, Lot 4: Autres accessoires aux uniformes et Lot 5: Drapeaux de la République du Rwanda et de la Police Nationale. 3. Les Dossiers d’Appel d’Offres rédigés en Anglais ou en Français peuvent être obtenus au bureau de l’Unité chargée de passation des marchés au sein de la Police Nationale, Tel 255103353/0788311803, sise à KACYIRU au Commissariat Général de la Police Nationale, pendant les jours ouvrables dès le 20/08/2013 de 7 heures à 17h30, sur présentation d’un bordereau de paiement d’un montant non remboursable de huit mille quatre cent francs Rwandais (8,400 Frw) versé sur le compte N°120.00.46 ouvert à la Banque Nationale du Rwanda (B.N.R) ; doivent apparaître sur ce bordereau le nom du soumissionnaire, le numéro et le titre du marché. 4. Les offres doivent comprendre une garantie de l’offre de la façon suivante : lot 1 (Uniformes): 3,611,000 Rwf; lot 2 (Souliers): 5,338,000 Rwf; lot 3 (Pips): 101,000 Rwf; lot 4 (Autres accessoires aux

uniformes): 5,790,000 Rwf et lot 5 (Drapeaux): 2,082,000 Rwf ou son équivalent dans la monnaie étrangère convertible. 5. Toute demande d’information relative au présent appel d’offres peut être adressée au bureau de l’Unité de passation des marchés, à l’adresse mentionnée ci-dessus. 6. Les offres bien dactylographiées, doivent être remises sous plis scellés et présentés en quatre copies dont un original au bureau de l’Unité de passation des marchés à l’adresse mentionnée ci-dessus au plus tard le 10/10/2013 à 9h30. Les offres remises en retard seront rejetées. 7. L’ouverture des offres aura lieu en présence des soumissionnaires ou de leurs représentants souhaitant y assister, dans la salle de conférence de l’Unité de passation des marchés, le même jour, le 10/10/2013 à 10h00. 8. Le titre du marché doit être clairement mentionné sur l’enveloppe extérieure. 9. La validité des offres sera de 120 jours à partir de la date d’ouverture des offres. 10. L’appel d’offres sera régi par la Loi No12/2007 du 27/03/2007 sur les Marchés Publiques. Kigali, le 20/08/2013 (Sé) ACP Jean Marie TWAGIRAYEZU Commissaire chargé des Finances et Gestionnaire Principal du Bugdet (a.i)

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ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA---International consultancy firm, SgurrEnergy, is providing wind monitoring and analysis services for the first phase of a 400 MW wind farm in Ethiopia. Gareth Brown, principal consultant in SgurrEnergy’s Vancouver office, said last week, “The Ethiopia wind project is a real milestone for the expansion of renewable energy development, not only in Ethiopia, but in East Africa as a whole.” SgurrEnergy is providing wind monitoring and

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analysis services for the first phase of the wind farm in Debre Birhan, which lies to the north of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Terra Global Energy Developers LLC, which SgurrEnergy says is the first American energy developer to enter Ethiopia's wind industry, selected SgurrEnergy to support a 12-month wind measurement campaign as part of the project's technical and financial feasibility stage. The consultancy has already provided a preliminary six-month energy yield analysis, and the 12month measurement campaign will be complete in October. Dereje Abebe, CEO of

Terra Global Energy, said construction of the first phase could begin as early as next year. Following the completion of the 12 month measurement campaign in October 2013, SgurrEnergy will provide a full, bankgrade site suitability report and energy yield analysis which will allow Terra to obtain the necessary lender’s funding approval to progress the project into construction. According to The World Bank, Ethiopia has one of the fastest growing economies in Africa. With abundant wind, solar, and geothermal resources, the country has great potential for renewable energy development.

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST No: 01/RURA/EOI/2013-14

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR HIRING A CONSULTING FIRM TO REVIEW THE CURRENT ELECTRICITY END USER TARIFFS I. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The RWANDA UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY (RURA) is an Independent Authority with legal personality, administrative and financial autonomy mandated to regulate certain public utilities among which renewable and non-renewable energy, industrial gases , pipelines and storage facilities. Given the fact that the Government of Rwanda has set up an ambitious target of achieving a total installed capacity of 563 MW and 70 % of electricity access by the year 2017, it is in this regard that RURA wants to review the electricity end user tariff that will encourage private investments while protecting consumer interests in respect to affordability, availability, accessibility and quality of services. The objective of this request for expression of interest is to advise RURA and other stakeholders after a detailed review of the existing financial models of the electricity generation, transmission and distribution on the best approach for electricity tariff regulation and strengthen RURA team to undertake regular electricity tariff reviews in the future. To this effect, RURA is hereby sending out the present international notice calling for expressions of interest (EOI) from reputable national or international firm with proven experience, competency and technical capability to assist RURA to review the current electricity end user tariff. II. DELIVERABLES The assignment will consist of working on the structure and levels of the electricity end user tariff, the validation of electricity tariff through consultation process, as well as the training/transfer of knowledge to RURA team. Interested Consultancy firms have to present a maximum of 10 pages manifestation of interest produced in English. This document should present the firm’s profile, methodology, relevant experiences in conducting similar studies and any proof of their knowledge and involvement in the consultancy process. CV and complementary materials should not to be included in the 10 pages. III. QUALIFICATION OF THE FIRM The consultancy firm is expected to have at least ten (10) years of

relevant experience in energy economic regulation matters and must be familiar with the developments relating to promotion of private investments and consumer protection. The consultancy firm should also have relevant experience in the operations of energy/electricity regulatory authorities and knowledge of best regulatory practices. The consultancy firm is also expected to have accomplished at least two similar assignments in Africa. The consultancy firm is expected to include energy/electricity costing expert, energy/electrical engineer, economist, financial analyst, legal and regulatory experts with the team leader having at least 15 years of relevant experience in developing electricity costing models. The other team members should have at least five years of experience in their related fields. IV. EXPRESSION OF INTEREST SUBMISSION PROCEDURES Well printed expressions of interest, properly bound and presented in three copies, one of which is the original, must be submitted under sealed envelopes to the Procurement Unit of RURA by 25/09/2013. Any complementary information concerning this expression of interest will be obtained from RURA’s Head Offices situated in EX - Fair House Building, at KIYOVU P.O. Box 7289 Kigali, Tel : (250)252 584562, e-mail: info@rura.rw The expression of interests will be slipped into an outer envelope bearing the following mention: To: The Director General Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority P.O.BOX 7289 Kigali, Rwanda REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST No: 01/RURA/EOI/2013-14 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR HIRING A CONSULTING FIRM TO REVIEW THE CURRENT ELECTRICITY END USER TARIFFS Done at Kigali on 16/08/2013 Maj. François Régis GATARAYIHA Director General

LAKE VICTORIA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROJECT (LVEMPII) INVITATION FOR BIDS Bid No. ME-011/2013-14/W/02

CONSTRUCTION OF SLUDGE DISPOSAL FACILITIES FOR BUKOBA MUNICIPALITY 1. This Invitation for Bids follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project which issued December 2010 2. The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania has received funds from Development Partners towards the implementation of Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMPII) during the financial year of 2013/2014 and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of the funds to payments under the Contract for the Construction of Sludge Disposal Facilities for Bukoba Municipality. 3. The Ministry of Water now invites sealed bids from eligible bidder for the construction of Sludge Disposal Facilities for Bukoba Municipality. Brief description of the work is as follows:• Construction of Manholes, Shallow lagoons, Operator’s house, Maturation ponds, Pour flush toilet,Guard house and Stormwater collection ponds. Bidding will be conducted through the National Competitive Bidding (NCB) procedures specified in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, 4. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the Bidding Documents at the office of the Secretary Ministerial Tender Board, Ministry of Water, Block L, Room No 4, Maji Ubungo, along Morogoro Road opposite TANESCO Headquarter, P. O. Box 9153, and Email: pmumow@gmail.com Dar es Salaam from 8.00 to 15:30 on Monday to Fridays inclusive except on public holidays. 5. A complete set of Bidding Document(s) in English and additional sets may be purchased by interested Bidders on the submission of a written application to the address given under paragraph 4 above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Tanzania Shillings One Hundred Thousand (TShs. 100,000.00). The method of payment will be either by Cash or Banker cheque, payable to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water. 6. Qualifications requirements include: (i) experience as prime Contractor in the construction of at least two works of similar nature and complexity in the last five years. (ii) minimum annual volume of construction work for the last five years of Tanzanian Shilling 1.5billion or equivalent (iii) minimum amount of liquid assets and/or credit facilities net of other contractual commitments of Tanzanian Shilling 100million or equivalent (iv) All bidders should be registered by relevant authorities. 7. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid security in an acceptable form in the amount of two and half percent (2.5%) of the Bid Price or freely convertible currencies in case of foreign Bidders Bid Security be addressed to Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water; P.O.Box 9153, Dar es Salaam. 8. The deadline for submission of bids is 10.00 hours local time on 17th September,2013 Electronic bidding will not be permitted. Late bids will be rejected. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives, who choose to attend. The outer envelope of the bid should be clearly sealed and addressed to the Secretary, Ministerial Tender Board, Ministry of Water P. O. Box 9153 , Dar es Salaam and marked “TENDER No.ME/011/2013-2014/W/02 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SLUDGE DISPOSAL FACILITIES FOR BUKOBA MUNICIPALITY.DO NOT OPEN BEFORE 10.00 HOURS LOCAL TIME ON TUESDAY 17th SEPTEMBER 2013 9. Late Bids, Portion of Bids, Electronic Bids, Bids not received, Bids not opened and not read out in public at the bid opening ceremony shall not be accepted for evaluation irrespective of the circumstances. The Addresses: Postal address: The Secretary, Ministerial Tender Board, Ministry of Water, P. O. Box 9153 Dar Es salaam, TANZANIA Fax: +255 22 2451825 Physical address: The Secretary, Ministerial Tender Board, Block L, Room No 4, Maji Ubungo, Ministry of Water P. O. Box 9153 Dar Es salaam, TANZANIA Fax: +255 22 2451825 The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water

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Nairobi - N.S.E Security

Agricultural Eaagads Ltd. Kakuzi Kapchorua Tea Co. Ltd. Limuru Tea Co. Ltd. Rea Vipingo Plantations Ltd. Sasini Ltd. Williamson Tea Kenya Ltd. Automobiles and Accessories Car & General (K) Ltd. CMC Holdings Ltd. Marshals (E.A.) Ltd. Sameer Africa Ltd. Banking Barclays Bank Ltd. C.F.C Stanbic Holdings Ltd. Diamond Trust Bank Kenya Ltd. Equity Bank Ltd. Housing Finance Company Ltd. I&M Holdings Ltd. Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd. National Bank of Kenya Ltd. NIC Bank Ltd. Standard Chartered Bank Ltd. The Cooperative Bank of Kenya Ltd. Commercial and Services Express Ltd. Hutchings Biemer Ltd. Kenya Airways Ltd. Longhorn Kenya Ltd.. Nation Media Group Scangroup Ltd Standard Group Ltd. TPS Eastern Africa (Serena) Ltd. Uchumi Supermarket Ltd. Construction and Allied Athi River Mining Bamburi Cement Ltd. Crown Berger Ltd. E.A. Cables Ltd. E.A. Portland Cement Ltd. Energy and Petroleum KenGen Ltd. KenolKobil Ltd. Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd. Total Kenya Ltd. Growth Enterprise Market Segment Home Afrika Ltd. Insurance British American Investments C.F.C Insurance Holdings Ltd. CIC Insurance Group Ltd. Jubilee Holdings Ltd. Kenya Re-Insurance Corporation Ltd. Pan Africa Insurance Holdings Ltd. Investment Centum Investment Company Ltd. Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd. Trans-Century Ltd. Manufacturing and Allied A. Baumann & Co. Ltd B.O.C. Kenya Ltd. British American Tobacco Kenya Ltd. Carbacid Investment Ltd. East African Breweries Ltd. Eveready East Africa Ltd. Kenya Orchards Ltd. Mumias Sugar Co. Ltd. Unga Group Ltd. Preference Shares Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd. 4% Kenya Power & Lighting Ltd. 7% Telecommunication and Technology AccessKenya Group Ltd. Safaricom Limited

Price as at Aug 22, 2013 (KShs)

Previous Price

% Change

Ord 1.25 Ord 5.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 20.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 1.00 Ord 5.00

27.00 84.00 122.00 490.00 27.00 14.00 250.00

27.00 86.00 122.00 490.00 27.25 13.95 250.00

0.00 -2.33 0.00 0.00 -0.92 +0.36 0.00

Ord 5.00 Ord 0.50 Ord 5.00 Ord 5.00

25.00 13.50 12.00 5.05

25.00 13.50 12.00 5.10

0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.98

Ord 2.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 4.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 1.00 Ord 1.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 1.00

17.50 72.50 175.00 34.50 25.25 89.50 44.75 21.75 57.00 294.00 16.50

17.60 71.50 176.00 34.75 25.25 88.50 44.75 21.75 57.00 296.00 16.55

-0.57 +1.40 -0.57 -0.72 0.00 +1.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.68 -0.30

Ord 5.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 1.00 Ord 2.50 Ord 1.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 1.00 Ord 5.00

3.85 20.25 9.40 14.50 320.00 69.00 26.00 48.50 19.65

3.90 20.25 9.00 14.50 319.00 69.50 27.00 49.75 19.65

-1.28 0.00 +4.44 0.00 +0.31 -0.72 -3.70 -2.51 0.00

Ord 5.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 0.50 Ord 5.00

70.00 217.00 61.50 16.10 56.00

70.50 217.00 61.50 16.30 54.00

-0.71 0.00 0.00 -1.23 +3.70

Ord 2.50 Ord 0.50 Ord 2.50 Ord 5.00

16.80 8.45 14.30 16.30

16.90 8.45 14.40 16.90

-0.59 0.00 -0.69 -3.55

Ord 1.00

13.35

15.50

-13.87

Ord 0.10 Ord 1.00 Ord 1.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 2.50 Ord 5.00

8.20 12.15 4.90 272.00 16.00 60.50

8.15 12.00 4.85 274.00 16.15 61.50

+0.61 +1.25 +1.03 -0.73 -0.93 -1.63

Ord 0.50 Ord 5.00 Ord 0.50

25.25 3.90 31.75

25.00 3.95 31.50

+1.00 -1.27 +0.79

Ord 5.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 10.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 2.00 Ord 1.00 Ord 5.00 Ord 2.00 Ord 5.00

11.10 120.00 562.00 145.00 305.00 2.75 3.00 3.95 16.45

11.10 114.00 570.00 145.00 314.00 2.80 3.00 4.00 16.05

0.00 +5.26 -1.40 0.00 -2.87 -1.79 0.00 -1.25 +2.49

Pref 20.00 Pref 20.00

8.00 5.50

0.00 0.00

Ord 1.00 Ord 0.05

9.55 7.95

9.55 8.20

0.00 -3.05

Opening Price Closing Price High (Tsh) (Tsh) (Tsh) Aug 22, 2013 TOL 0 305 0 Aug 22, 2013 TBL 3440 3440 3440 Aug 22, 2013 TATEPA 0 650 0 Aug 22, 2013 TCC 6840 6840 6840 Aug 22, 2013 SIMBA 2380 2380 2380 Aug 22, 2013 SWISSPORT 2260 2260 2260 Aug 22, 2013 TWIGA 2700 2700 2700 Aug 22, 2013 DCB 500 500 500 Aug 22, 2013 NMB 1800 1800 1800 Aug 22, 2013 KA 0 990 0 Aug 22, 2013 EABL 0 2000 0 Aug 22, 2013 JUBILEE 0 5860 0 Aug 22, 2013 KCB 0 440 0 Aug 22, 2013 CRDB 300 285 300 Aug 22, 2013 NMG 0 3100 0 Aug 22, 2013 ABG 0 13160 0 Aug 22, 2013 PAL 0 475 0 Exchange Rate: (BOT mean rate) Aug 22, 2013 (1 US$ = TShs 1,611.64 Date

Company

Low (Tsh) 0 3440 0 6840 2380 2260 2700 500 1800 0 0 0 0 285 0 0 0

Dar es Salaam - D.S.E Turnover Number (Tsh) of Deals 0 0 630370000 4 0 0 342000 1 3482540 8 1688220 3 855900 6 50000000 4 34560000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122662200 40 0 0 0 0 0 0

Outstanding Share bids 48200 23800 0 6600 0 6800 14500 0 274800 0 0 0 0 1399900 0 0 0

Forex (Central Bank Rates) Nairobi (KSh) Mean 87.4428 136.2329 116.6250 8.5134 29.3319 18.3981 7.3615 17.4622 23.8056 0.8821 1.3527 23.3156 14.2808 Dar es Salaam (TSh) Mean 1,611.6419 2,512.7926 2,148.8831 16.3535 24.9654 156.0790 438.7748 429.7482 18.4082 0.6220 1.5412 Kampala (USh) Mean 2,587.9200 4,057.8600 26.6450 3,474.5400 29.5950 137.3450 3.9875 1.6805 15.6355 12.9060 254.8700 Kigali (RwF) Mean 649.2028 106.0183 864.2837 1,016.9762 6.5789 0.4281 34.7470 7.5195 0.4104 0.2521 175.2743 9.8393 171.0131 62.3345 Bujumbura (FBu) Mean 15.7505 2,402.8835 1,538.1900 2,051.3302 17.5793 153.8190 0.9513 0.5978 2.3774

US Dollar Pound Sterling Euro S.A Rand Ksh/Ushs Ksh/Tshs Ksh/RWF Ksh/BIF UAE Dirham J Yen Indian Rupee Saudi Riyal Chinese Yuan

US Dollar Pound Sterling Euro J Yen Indian Rupees SA Rand UAE Dirham Saudi Riyal Kenya Shilling Uganda Shilling Burundi Franc

US Dollar Pound Sterling J Yen Euro Kenya Shillings Ethiopian Birr Rwanda Francs Burundi Francs Tanzania Shillings Sudanese Dinars South African Rand

US Dollar Chinese Yuan Euro Pound Sterling J Yen Burundi Franc Ethiopian Birr Kenya Shilling Tanzania Shilling Uganda Shilling UAE Dirham Indian Rupee Saudi Riyal South African Rand

J Yen Pound Sterling US Dollar Euro Kenya Shilling SA Rand Tanzania Shilling Uganda Shilling Rwanda Franc

Outstanding Shares offered 0 0 600 0 17100 0 0 32200 0 0 0 0 0 1499800 0 0 14800

Number of Market Capital Foreign shares traded (Tsh) Billions holding 0 12.95 5.84% 170430 1014.55 67.63 0 11.61 47.60 50 684.00 75.00 1463 151.54 62.50 747 81.36 72.00 317 485.79 69.25 100000 33.91 0.07% 19200 900.00 38.57 0 1481.50 N/A 0 1317.96 N/A 0 210.96 N/A 0 1298.07 N/A 422404 620.31 15.47 0 487.07 N/A 0 5396.73 N/A 0 92.08 34.13 Source - Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange

Kampala - U.S.E Date

Company

Aug 20, 2013 Aug 20, 2013 Aug 20, 2013 Aug 20, 2013 Aug 20, 2013 Aug 20, 2013 Aug 20, 2013 Aug 20, 2013 Aug 20, 2013 Aug 20, 2013 Aug 20, 2013 Aug 20, 2013 Aug 20, 2013 Aug 20, 2013 Aug 20, 2013 Aug 20, 2013 Aug 20, 2013

All Share Index (ALSI) British American Tobacco (U) Ltd. (BATU) Bank of Baroda Uganda Ltd. (BOBU) Centum Investment Company Ltd (CENT) Development Finance Company of Uganda Ltd. (DFCU) East African Breweries Ltd. (EABL) Equity Bank Ltd. (EBL) Jubilee Holdings Ltd. (JHL) Kenya Airways Ltd. (KA) Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) National Insurance Corporation. (NIC) Nation Media Group (NMG) New Vision Ltd. (NVL) Stanbic Bank Uganda (SBU) Uganda Clays Ltd. (UCL) Uganda Energy Distribution Network (UMEME) Uganda Securities Exchange Local Company Index (USE LCI) TOTALS

Last 12 Months (Rwf) High Low High August 21, 2013 BOK 200 118 August 21, 2013 BLR 900 315 August 21, 2013 KCB 175 135 August 21, 2013 NMG 1,200 1,200 Exchange Rate: August 21, 2013 (1 US$ = Rwf 649.41 - 1 Kshs = Rwf 7.55) Date

Security

Todays prices (Rwf) Low Closing 183 860 175 1,200

No. of Deals

Shares Traded

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 9 0 20

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,500 2,250,000 0 392,262 0 2,644,762

Kigali - RSE Total Shares Traded Today Previous 500 3,000 2,800 1,000

Previous 183 860 175 1,200

Price (Ush) High Low 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 605 605 25 25 0 0 360 360 0 0

Equity Turnover (Rwf) Today Previous 91,500 2,580,000 490,000 1,200,000

Turnover (Ushs) Closing 1,551 2,540 115 743 1,030 9,450 1,038 8,096 265 1,317 35 9,332 605 25 30 360 229

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,512,500 56,250,000 0 141,214,320 0 198,976,820

Total Deals Change in Rwf Today Previous Today 1 3 1 5 Source - Rwanda Stock Exchange

Buying 87.6178 136.5217 116.8874 8.5403 29.5050 18.5493 7.4906 17.7259 23.8559 0.8846 1.3554 23.3647 14.3141

Selling 87.5303 136.3770 116.7560 8.5268 29.4185 18.4737 7.4261 17.5940 23.8307 0.8834 1.3541 23.3402 14.2974

Buying 1,603.6238 2,500.0494 2,138.1116 16.2738 24.8431 155.3402 436.5978 427.6216 18.3271 0.6170 1.5354

Selling 1,619.6600 2,525.5358 2,159.6546 16.4332 25.0877 156.8177 440.9518 431.8748 18.4893 0.6270 1.5470

Buying 2,583.8700 4,051.5100 26.6000 3,469.1000 29.5500 137.1300 3.9810 1.6780 1.5980 12.8860 254.4700

Selling 2,591.9700 4,064.2100 26.6900 3,479.9800 29.6400 137.5600 3.9940 1.6830 29.6730 12.9260 255.2700

Buying 643.0354 105.0111 856.0730 1,007.3150 6.5164 0.4241 34.4169 7.4480 0.4065 0.2497 173.6092 9.745828 169.388473 61.742364

Selling 655.3703 107.0254 872.4944 1,026.6375 6.6414 0.4322 35.0771 7.5909 0.4143 0.2545 176.9394 9.932774 172.637721 62.92672

Buying 15.6245 2,383.6604 1,525.8845 2,034.9195 17.4387 152.5884 0.9437 0.5930 2.3584

Selling 15.8765 2,422.1066 1,550.4955 2,067.7408 17.7199 155.0496 0.9589 0.6026 2.3964

Food - Market prices (Wholesale) US$ Uganda

Bdi

Nbi

Msa

Kla

Lira

Dar

Kigali

Buja

Bananas Apple (Ripe) - Bunch (14kg)

7.17

8.36

8.11

18.93

Bananas (Cooking)

- Bunch (22kg)

7.76

5.97

3.48

7.73

Beans (Rosecoco)

- 90kg

76.45

90.39

62.58

92.13

39.77

57.86

Beans (Yellow)

- 90kg

97.34 79.96

Beef

- 1 kg

1.74

Cassava (Flour)

- 90kg

34.76 34.76

Cassava (Fresh)

- 99kg

11.47 11.47

Chicken (Local)

- live bird

9.66

7.73

Chicken (Exotic)

- live bird

3.48

3.86

Cow Peas

- 90kg

Eggs (Local)

- Tray (30 eggs)

3.86

4.64

Eggs (Exotic)

- Tray (30 eggs) 3.82

2.90

3.48

Fish (Nile Perch)

- 1 kg

3.09

2.90

Fish (Tilapia)

- 1 kg

1.04

5.79

Green Peas

- 51kg

Ground Nuts

- 110kg

168.18 157.67 148.71 118.97

Irish Potatoes (White) - 110kg

40.61 27.47 42.49 63.73

29.56

33.14

36.17

Commodity

Package

Maize Grain

- 90kg

Kenya

3.09

111.25 156.44

34.76

24.34

0.31

0.46

Milk (Unprocessed)

- 1 litre

0.54

Millet Grain

- 90kg

52.56 96.75 62.58 45.19

Onions (Red)

- 13kg

8.36

10.15

Pineapples (Dozen)

- 13kg

9.27

Rice

- 90kg

94.60

Sorghum Grain Soy Beans Sweet potatoes Tomatoes

83.77

70.38

11.59

86.91 79.96

89.36

86.32

77.16

- 90kg

40.61 47.78 52.15 14.95

69.80

33.14

45.80

- 90kg

58.05 38.70 62.58 36.50

- 98kg

33.44 38.22 18.93 18.93

- 64kg 69.28 57.33 Sources: farmgainafrica.org, ratin.net, infotradeuganda.com

EAST AFRICAN BUSINESS WEEK

AUGUST 26 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

TENDERS, JOBS & CONSULTANCIES TENDERS

TENDERS

The Ministry of Water invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the construction of sludge disposable facilities for Bukoba Municipality. Contact: Secretary Ministerial Tender Board, Ministry of Water, Block L, Room No. 4, Maji, Ubungo, along Morogoro Road, opposite TANESCO Headquarters, P. O. Box 9153, email: pmumow@gmail.com. Deadline: Sept 17, 2013.

The Rwanda National Police invites qualified bidders to submit bids for the supply of fuel and lubricants to Rwanda National Police in the year 2013-2014. 3Tender Documents in English or French may be obtained from the Office of Procurement Unit, Tel 255103353/ 0788311803, at the Rwanda National Police General Headquarters Kacyiru, on any working day from 06/08/2013 from 07:00 am to 05:30 pm, upon presentation of proof payment of a non-refundable fee of seven thousand and nine hundred Rwandan francs only (7,900 Rwf) to Account N°120.00.46 opened at National Bank of Rwanda (BNR); the bank slip must bear the name of the bidder, the number and the title of the tender.Well printed bids, properly bound and presented in four copies one of which is the original must reach the Office of Procurement Unit at the address mentioned above not later than 26/09/2013 at 9:30 am.

The Rural Electrification Agency invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for supply and installation of medium and low voltage lines, distribution transformers and connection of customers in unelectrified District Headquarters and other rural areas in Mainland Tazania on Turnkey basis. Contact: Office of the Secretary, Rural Energy Agency, Tender Board, Mawasiliano Towers, 20 Sam Nujoma Road, 14414 Dar es Salaam, Procurement Management Unit Office, Room No. 214, 2nd Floor, from 8.00 to 15.000 hours local time.Deadline: Oct 2, 2013. The Ministry of Works is issuing a general procurement notice. Bidders, suppliers, contractors, consultancy, service providers and non consultancy service providers may obtain further information from the secretary of the tender board Ministry of Works P. O. Box 9423, Holland House, 1st Floor, Room No. 102, Samora Avenue, Dar es Salaam. The National Examination Council of Tanzania invites sealed bids from eligible suppliers for the following: Supply of MF printing papers wood free (16/9/2013) Supply of security envelopes (16/9/2013 Supply of motor vehicles. (30/8/2013) Contact: Executive Secretary, National Examinations Council of Tanzania, P.O. Box 2624, Dar es Salaam. Tel:+255 22 2700493-6, Fax: +255 22 2775966, email: esnecta@necta.go.tz The Rural Electrification Agency invites sealed bids from eligible and qualified bidders for procuring, installing, commisioning, providing maintenance services and spare parts and conducting training of end users and off takers for public facility solar photovoltatic systems and street lights in 8 districts. Deadline: Sept 28, 2013. Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited invites sealed tenders from eligible tenders for supply of optic fibre cables and optic fibre accessories. Contact: The Chief Executive Officer, Tanznaia Telecommunications Company Limited, Extelecoms House, Samora Avenue, P. O. Box 9070, Dar es Salaam, Tanznaia, Tel: No. +255 22 2142881, Fax: +255 22 2113232. Deadline: Aug 29, 2013. Tanzania Revenue Authority invites bids for the design, development, supply and installation and configuration and commissioning of hardware and software for the new integrated domestic revenue administration system. Contact: Commissioner General, Tanzania Revenue Authority, TRA Headquarters, Room No. G15, Ground Floor, Sokoine Drive, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Deadline: Oct 3, 2013. The Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology invites bids for supply, delivery, installation, training and commissioning of labaratory equipment and accessories. Contact: The Vice Chancellor, Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology, P. Box 447, Old Moshi/Nelson Mandela Road, Arusha, Tanzania. Deadline: October 2, 2013.

JOBS Tanzania Ports Authority wishes to recruit the following persons: The Director of Engineering Procurement Managers (2) Contact: Chairman of the Board of Directors, Head Office, Tanzania Ports Authority, P. O. Box 9184, Dar es Salaam, Tanznaia. Deadline: Sept 5, 2013.

EAC/LVBC The East African Community/Lake Victoria Basin Commission invites proposals: Consultancy for provision of spill training on prevention and control of oil and toxic chemical products spill in Lake Victoria. Contact: Executive Secretary, Attn: Secretary Tender Committee, Lake Victoria Bsin Commission, Re-insurance building, 6th Floor, P. Box 151040100, Kisumu, Kenya, +254 572026324, email: tenders@lvbccom.org. Deadline: Sept 16, 2013. Source: East African Business Week & The EastAfrican

UNITED NATIONS

RWANDA

TANZANIA

The Ministry of Defence invites qualified bidders to submit bids for the following tenders: a. Supply of SCSC library books. b. Supply of SCSC sanitation materials. c. Supply of SCSC air conditioners. d. Supply of SCSC gymnasium equipment. e. Printing and supply of banners, certificates, badges, photos, name tags holders and gifts. f. Engraving of MOD items. The submission of bids in sealed envelopes must be addressed to the Ministry of Defence’s Procurement office before 09h30 am local time on 26/08/2013.

CONSULTANCIES The Rwanda Social Security Board invites qualified bidders to submit bids for hiring a vendor to modernize RSSB IT System as indicated in detail in the statement of Requirements.Tender Documents in English may be obtained from 22nd July 2013 on any working day from 7:00 hours to 17:00 hours at the office of procurement Officers, 7th floor / our website: www.rssb.rw Enquiries regarding this tender may be addressed to Director General of RSSB, P O. Box 250, and 6655 Kigali.Well printed bids, properly bound and presented in three copies one of which is the original enclosed in envelopes, must reach at the address mentioned above not later than 5th September 2013 at 2:00 pm. Rwanda Development Board (RDB) hereby invites proposals from both national and international competent consultancy firms to conduct a survey on private sector employment creation. Well printed proposals, properly bound presented in four copies one of which is the original must be submitted in sealed envelopes not later than 26/09/2013 at 3:00 pm local time to the address below: RWANDA DEVELOPMENT BOARD ,PROCUREMENT OFFICE; FOURTH FLOOR, P.O. Box: 6239 Email: procurement@rdb.rw GISHUSHU NYARUTARAM ROAD KIGALI/RWANDA Rwanda Development Board invites proposals from both national and international competent consultancy firms to develop a pricing structure for healthcare delivery in private medical structures in RWANDA. Well printed proposals, properly bound presented in four copies one of which is the original must be submitted in sealed envelopes not later than 12/09/2013 at 3:00 pm local time to the address below:RWANDA DEVELOPMENT BOARD PROCUREMENT OFFICE,FOURTH FLOOR P.O. Box: 6239 Email: procurement@rdb.rw GISHUSHU NYARUTARAM ROAD ,KIGALI/RWANDA Rwanda Development Board invites proposals from all competent consultancy firms to provide digital communications and content development services. The consultancy services will be to develop an RDB need based content development strategy and plan, effective and innovative core messages, tools and materials and gather content to develop a quarterly newsletter and implement and monitor RDB social and online media activities, as indicated in details in the terms of references included in the request for proposal. Well printed proposals, properly bound presented in four copies one of which is the original must be submitted in sealed envelopes not later than 29/08/2013 at 3:00 pm local time to the address below: RWANDA DEVELOPMENT BOARD PROCUREMENT OFFICE FOURTH FLOOR, P.O. Box: 6239 Email: procurement@rdb.rw GISHUSHU NYARUTARAM ROAD KIGALI/RWANDA The opening of proposals will take place on the same day at 3:30 pm local time (1:30 GMT) at the Rwanda Development Board conference room, 4th floor, Procurement. Source: East African Business Week

JOBS The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa is looking for talented and enthusiastic individuals to realise UNECA’s transformative vision and to strengthen its specialization in the region. Positions available in the following areas. Statistics Economic statistics and national accounts Demographic and social statistic Geo-information and sectoral statistic Data collection and analysis Strategic Planning Micro economic policy Development planning Industrial Policy Governance and public sector management Public Information and Knowledge Management External Communications Media Relations Audio Visual Social Media Climate Policy, Land and Mineral Development Natural resource contract negotiations Climate, climate adaption, climate change governance Agricultural Economics, forestry, land policy Mineral development policy Social Development Policy Population and youth Gender and Development Economics of urbanization Employment and labour market For full details of these positions go to:new.uneca.org/About ECA/Opportunities.aspx

BURUNDI

TENDERS The Ministry of Energy and Mines calls for expression of interest for the recruitment of experts panel(Individual consultants: an environmental and a social science specialist) to monitor the social and environmental impact and re installation plan. Deadline: 28/8/2013.

UGANDA

TENDERS The Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited intends to pre qualify Engineering, Procurement and Construction contractors for the Nkenda-Hoima transmission line construction works including but not limited to: Cosntruction of approximately 54km of 220 Kv double circuit transmisison line from the existing Nkenda substation to the proposed Fort Portal Substation. Construction of approximately 172 Km of 220 Kv double circuit transimission line from the proposed Fortportal substation to the proposed Hoima substation via Kabaale, where a thermal power plant will be installed in future. Contact: Principal Procurement Officer, Plot 10 Hannington Road, Ground Floor, Procurement Office, P. Box 7625, Kampala. Email: procurement@uetcl.com. Deadline: 27/9/2013. Kampala Capital City Authority requests for expression of interest from bidders with experience in i) Landfill management for the treatment and disposal of municipal solid waste ii) Municipal solid waste collection services. Interested parties are invited to register their interest by submitting a written expression of interest including a brief profile of the company/group highlighting relevant qualifications, experience and financial resources to pursue the project. Deadline Septemebr 13, 2013. Email: dasiimwe@kcca.go.ug, colobo@ifc.org

Source: East African Business Week

EAST AFRICAN BUSINESS WEEK

AUGUST 26 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

ICT

New technology for railway revival BY KENAN KALAGHO DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA-The slow pace of investment in the railway sector coupled with an old railway line network have been listed as major reasons leading the sector’s poor competitiveness and gradual collapse. This is in spite of the widely held view that railway transport can play a pivotal role in providing huge cargo haulage with low cost effective transportation which is ideal for most African countries. Speaking to EABW in Dar es Salaam last week during the East and Central Road and Rail summit, Tanzania Minister for Transport Dr. Harrison Mwakyembe said the railway technology has remained stagnant. He said that the state of the railway infrastructure in the country was seriously impaired because of its old age and that many parts of the railway line are weak thus allowing very slow movements of goods into and outside the country. “The government initiative is to bring to effects the construction of the Central Corridor railway line by 2015 with the recommended standard metre gauge that would allow heavy and more cargo haulage within the regional states,” Dr. Mwakyembe said. He said there was lack of timely appropriate investments in the railway sector leading to high costs of

OLD SYSTEM: Tanzania’s railway system has been seen as being old with a very slow pace of investment. This is what has been the major reasons to poor sector competitiveness. File photo. transporting cargo in the region on roads. He said with the construction of the Central Corridor railway line, many of the land locked countries in East Africa and SADC regional blocs would have an opportunity to be served by Dar es Salaam port. This would strengthen both regional integration and job opportunities in the region. Tanzania government has in the recent past years continued to give the needed priority to road infrastructure in the country where the country has seen much of its improvement in making sure that the

country’s region are linked together with tarmac roads. Athanase Ndayiragije, the Adviser to the Minister of Transport, Public Works and Equipment in Burundi said improving regional infrastructure will reduce the cost of transport, especially in his country with 80% of its products imported through the Dar es Salaam port. Ndayiragije said , “When we talk of the railway network in Burundi, we talk of Tanzania and if Tanzania lacks funds to improve its rail and or road infrastructure it becomes a problem to us,” Ndayiragije said.

Tz in digital fuel testing BY PATRICK KISEMBO DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA -- The government last week launched a state of the art, digital fuel testing plant dubbed ‘correlative fuel research Engine (CFR Engine)’ for checking all kinds of petroleum products in the country. The Tsh1.1billion (about $700,000) facility will sharply reduce the costs Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS) has been incurring to test petroleum products in Kenya where it pays $250 per sample of fuel. Joseph Masikitiko , the TBS’s acting Director General, told the Minister for Industries and Trade Dr. Abdallah Kigoda, the process was causing delays of accessing laboratory results in order to give feedback to customers. The newly launched plant is special and important because it is used to test and research the octane number (RON) in petroleum. “Among other things, this plant is capable of determining fuel capacity to protect motor engine from destruction caused by substandard fuel. We call this ‘knock intensity engine’,” he said. He said Tanzania is the

only country in Africa to have modern semi-automatic fuel testing plant for testing the standard of fuel imported in the country. “In East African, such a plant is found in Mombasa, Kenya, but it is manual,” he said. He said the Bureau is now capable of testing all types of fuel including jet, petroleum, diesel, kerosene and heavy fuel oil. Dr Kigoda said by taking samples for testing in Kenya, the Bureau, government and tax payers were losing considerable revenue through the use of foreign currency to make payments for such tests. “I understand that there were many samples being sent to SGS and Kenya Petroleum Refinery Limited in Mombasa, Kenya. But this was making us lose foreign currency a lot,” Dr. Kigoda said. He said the fact of having a semi-automatic plant, Tanzania becomes the second country in the region to own a fuel testing plant apart from the two in Kenya. “This means we shall be able to save the foreign currency we were losing and we shall reduce unnecessary delays in accessing laboratory results of the samples because now we shall be testing right here,” the minister said.

NITA in key feasibility study for data centre BY BAZ WAISWA Kampala, Uganda -The National Information Technology AuthorityUganda (NITA-U) together with experts from the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) of South Korea are doing a feasibility study that help set up the Government Integrated Data Centre (GIDC), and Public Key Infrastructures. The National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U) is an autonomous statutory body established under the NITA-U Act 2009, to coordinate and regulate Information Technology services in Uganda. The Executive Director of NITA-U, James Saaka, said the feasibility study will be finished in December and the outcome is expected to trigger online transactions in the country. “The feasibility study will guide government in setting up a quality and reliable National Data Centre and Disaster Recovery Centre in which shared services will be hosted,” Saaka said. The Public Key Infrastructure will be

NITAExecutive Director James Saaka (L) and Nam Cheol Jeong the Vice President NIPA addressing journalists (Photo by Baz Waiswa) defined to help support the management of secure electronic transactions. “It will also change the way we do business, you will not need to come to our office. Instead, you will be able to communicate with any government agency from your home or office,” Saaka said.

The bilateral cooperation between Uganda’s NITA and Korea’s NIPA will involve exchange of technical expertise, experience and information in relation to the development and implementation of the GIDC and PKI. NITA’s relationship with Korea has resulted into important developments in the information and technology sector of Uganda among which included the setting up of the e-Government Master Plan and a partnership with the Korean Internet and Security Agency. In October, the Ministry of ICT established collaboration with the South Korean government in areas that focused on ICT and the actualization of Uganda’s e-Government Master Plan. The e-Government Master Plan was jointly managed by NITA-U and National IT Industry promotion Agency (NIPA) under Korea's Ministry of Knowledge economy. The e-Government Master Plan provides an opportunity to prioritize ICT advancement in the country. The e-Government Master plan was developed by NIPA in consultation with different Ministries, Departments and Agencies in Uganda.

The e-Government Master Plan spells out steps necessary to build a foundation for the transformation of how government services would be provided through the use of technology In July 2011, Cabinet approved the National E-government Policy Framework with the objective of improving public service delivery through systematic transformation from manual to electronicbased systems and practices. The policy framework broadly defines egovernment to include all electronic transactions that facilitate service delivery among Government organs, Ministries, Institutions, Departments and Agencies (G2G); between Government and the private sector (G2P), and between Government and the citizenry (G2C). The e-government policy framework, which is currently being implemented calls for transformation in many ways The Ministry of ICT in collaboration with the Government China undertook to implement the National Data Transmission Backbone Infrastructure/Electronic Government Infrastructure (NBI/EGI) project to support e-government services.

EAST AFRICAN BUSINESS WEEK

AUGUST 26 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

EAST AFRICAN BUSINESS WEEK

AUGUST 26 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

INVESTMENT

Investors remain positive Highest price increases seen in the construction industry BY SAMUEL NABWIISO KAMPALA, UGANDA-The annual producer’s price index for the construction sector indices and index for the hotel sector for the second quarter of the year 2013 has increased by 3.2% and 1.0% respectively According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) the country’s price indices for the month of Apirl, May and June has gone up as compared to the same period in 2012. Releasing the report at the UBOS head offices in Kampala last week, the Director of Statistics in charge of Construction Section, Peter Opio said the construction sector saw the highest price increases. The main drivers for the 3.2% increase is changes in the price list of construction equipment and higher wages. The construction sector indices measures the average changes in prices of construction inputs over specific periods. He said during the second quarter of the year the country experienced a boom in construction projects. This led to more demand for equipment but suppliers could not cope. This made it expensive to hire the limited machines available. On monthly price changes June 2013 record-

Ugandans complain about parks BY BAZ WAISWA

One of Kampala’s biggst infrastructure projects is a new sewerage plant at Lubigi being paid for by the EU. ed the lowest rate decrease in the construction sector at 0.1% as compared to May in the same year. He said this was due to reduction of monthly averages prices of construction inputs which decreased by 0.1% mainly as result of price changes in electrical wire and cables that fell by -1.2% and that of cement by 0.1%. This was mainly in the construction of non

residential buildings “The –0.1% reduction was as result of prices reduction of cement and electrical cables the reduction on the prices of such construction in put was due to high competition on the market and increased local manufacture of electrical wires and cables this came as result of cheaper raw materials sourcing from Zambia and China,” Opio said

Suppliers in Kampala who spoke to East African Business Week said during May and June the price for cement dropped from Ush32,000 (about $12) to now Ush28,000 for the locally produced brands. Mohamad Ntale at Nakasero (a notable building materials hub) said the price has gone down due to imports from Dubai and South Africa. Speaking about the hotel sector, Dick

Wanasolo Wadada said, “Annual changes in accommodation show that overall prices in this subgroup decreased by 1.5% for short stay rooms in quarter two of 2013 compared to quarter two of 2012 but quarter to quarter changes show decrease of 2.8% in short stay room prices in quarter one of 2013 and this was due to the general stability and decrease in the dollar price” he said

KAMPALA, UGANDA–A cross section of the manufacturing fraternity here are not happy with the government for failure to put in place the infrastructure that can help expand their businesses. Uganda has a number of industrial parks spread out across the country. However, many remain unused due to lack of facilities like electricity, water, good roads, railways, health facilities and other amenities. “There was a problem of allocation of this land some people were given land in wrong places inside the industrial parks. Secondly these parks have no infrastructural facilities like roads, electricity and water. We are looking forward to having these things in place soon,” Ssebagala Kigozi, the Executive Director of Uganda Manufacturers Association, said last week. In April, Uganda Investment Authority withdrew significant acres of land from the Kampala Industrial Business Park commonly referred to us Namanve Industrial park in Mukono from investors who had failed to develop the land three years after they had been given the land. This land is going to be redesigned and redistributed again to new developers.

Business environment worries Tz investor BY LEONARD MAGOMBA DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – One of Tanzania’s biggest investors in the beverage industry has raised concerns over tax hikes and the unfriendly environment which has resulted in higher costs of doing business. Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL) said a move by the government to raise excise duty to 25% together with import duty to 10% has resulted in reduced sales volumes. Last year’s double digit inflation levels, unreliable power supply, increased competitive environment not only from similar products, but also from other products like electronics and mobile phones together with the chal-

TBL management said the high quality of their various products helped to keep a strong foothold in the market. lenging infrastructure have also hurt businesses. “This situation created widespread financial pressure in households, which in turn affected disposable incomes, diminished per capita income and resulted in rising costs of living,” the TBL’s Board Chairman, Cleopa Msuya said.

According to Msuya, who is also a retired Tanzania premier, despite these tough market conditions, they are proud of the results they achieved. “We have demonstrated agility in responding to the changing environment and have a number of interventions to enhance the posi-

tions of our brands and to strengthen business for the future, he noted, adding that we continued to run our business on the highest fundamentals of brewing, distribution and sales,” he said. He said this includes the high quality of their products and a strong brand

portfolio which is well received imthe marketplace. The inflation pressure averaging 15% during the year saw costs running high but with improved efficiencies, trading profit registered a 10% increase above prior year, maintaining a proud record of

annual growth in profit since the listing on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange in 1998. “The effect of lower volumes sold during the year was offset by price increases, variable cost savings from a stable exchange rate, favourable product mix swing into the premium sector and an exceptional performance of the wines and spirits business,” he said. TBL’s Managing Director, Robin Goetzsche said: “Given the 15% growth in volumes in the prior year, it was obvious that additional capacity and capability was required to give the company the flexibility it needed to deliver an exceptional performance in volumes in the future,” he said.

EAST AFRICAN BUSINESS WEEK

AUGUST 26 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

FEATURE

Making a house into home In our homes the ability to make them feel comfortable and unique is the appeal that draws us home every day. What is it in our homes that make us feel at ease, and gives us the desire to beautify them every chance we get? From the beginning of civilization where humans call home is a mixture of comfortable living environments, decorative touches and optimal climatic conditions. If you are trying to make your home feel more comfortable, or you are brand new to your living

space, look at these tips to make your space feel like…home. Falling in love with your built environment: We often take for granted the color of our walls, the amount of windows we have, and the welcoming wood flooring below our feet. The reality is, there is a reason we enjoy living with soft textures and patterns, rather than four walls of solid gray concrete. In order to feel comfortable your built environment should show a

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Part of the house decorated in the living room. reflection of you and your family’s lifestyle. Bring in colors that remind you of your childhood, or spark an emotion that reminds you of your last vacation! Whatever is your inspiration, bring it into your built environment. Feel comfortable with the climate Whether we think about it or not, the climate in your home can make the difference of how comfortable you and

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your guests feel. Those who live in extreme conditions of hot or cold, tend to stay uncomfortable and have to adjust the heating or air conditioning in their home. Natural light and fresh air are also factors of comfortability. Homes that have more operable windows to let in fresh air and natural light tend to be more attractive than the contrary. If you tend to stay uncomfortable in your space, see if any of these factors may be the culprit.

Bring in nature You’ve probably heard this time and time again, but natural elements are the easiest way to make humans feel comfortable. Water in the home is tranquil and meditative. Consider a fountain or even looking at a pool or lake out your window can bring comfort. Natural materials such as wood, natural stone, living plants and natural textiles feel good to the touch and are visually appealing. If you can’t bring in the physical natural elements, bring in the colors that remind you of it. Blues, greens, browns, and neutral colors make for a comfortable environment that very few humans don’t like. Surround your home in you Quite simply, find your favorite decorative style and bring in touches of yourself. Whether that means adding a do it your-

self project to the wall for personalization or reupholstering your favorite chair from college, find a way to reflect you in every room. Homes that have kids are easy to personalize, with their artwork, and personal belongings, kids naturally bring comfort to a home. If you have an apartment, put up pictures of your home town, or paint a mural of your favorite still life photo. The sky is the limit, comfort starts with you. A comfortable home is the number one mission of most humans. We want to come home from a day of stress and unwind, play, and relax in comforts of familiarity. From the décor you choose, to the climate you keep, your home can evoke a sense of calmness or excitement. However you choose to live, it is what will keep you comfortable and content in your home. Use these helpful tips to find your comfort zone and to make your home the best it can be.

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EAST AFRICAN BUSINESS WEEK

AUGUST 26 - SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

SPORTS LIVE TV GAMES

NBA cameras Grantland.com reports that the NBA has decided to susidize the installationof high-tech motiontracking cameras for next season to give every NBA team access to the sobranded "SportVU" data that 15 teams used last season. Subscribing teams have used the data to get at some of basketball's deepest questions — how many players should crash the offensive glass; where missed shots actually fall after hitting the rim; the best strategies for defending various players in the pick-and-roll; how each player should approach transition defense in specific situations; and many, many others. The possibilities, big and small, are basically endless. Reports released by STATS include information on how fast players run, how often they dribble, how far they run during games, which players touch the ball at the elbow most often, and which players drive from the perimeter to the basket most often. The cameras cost about $100,000 per year, and the expense is one reason 15 teams hadn't yet subscribed. Some of those teams were waiting in hopes the NBA would foot the bill, and the league has apparently decided to do so sooner than many of those teams expected. Installing the cameras in all

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Kampala Uganda - The Uganda Badminton Association last week got a boost of Ush30m ($11320) from a local bank as sponsorship for a national tournament, the Crane Bank Badminton Open. In their effort to grow the sport, Crane Bank coughed the money to help the week

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Carmelo Anthony dribbling past Lebron James last season in the NBA competitions. 30 arenas will expand the data to include every game played, providing teams with a more complete and reliable data set. It also raises the possibility of the league

using statistical nuggets from the cameras during television broadcasts. A few teams have used in-game data at halftime to show players specific examples of

things like rebounds they didn't contest aggressively, or evidence they weren't running as hard as usual. A few more will likely do the same next season.

Badminton get Crane Bank sponsorship BY BAZ WAISWA

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long tournament which kicks of on 26th August and ends on 31st at Kampala Club. Games kick off at 4pm and end at 10Pm. Puneet Swarnakar, the Head of Sales and Marketing at Crane Bank says that the sponsorship and efforts being put in should enable Uganda to perform well at international engagements. “We offered our financial contribution to promote badminton in the country. We

want to see Uganda bring gold medals in international badminton championships,” Swarnakar said while unveiling their sponsorship package last Thursday. The General Secretary of the badminton association, Eric Byrarugaba said 250 junior and senior players are expected to grace the event with cash prizes going to the juniors and trophies will be won by the senior players. Byarugaba described

Crane Bank’s support as a good beginning for the relationship between the association and sponsors. Swarnakar revealed that they intend to make the sponsorship an annual thing especially if this year’s tournament is a success. Uganda is the best country in Africa in terms of badminton with players like Edwin Ikiring being ranked as Africa’s number one seed.

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UIA wants e-licensing Investment licences in less than 3 days BY PAUL TENTENA KAMPALA, UGANDAThe Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) is working out a way so that both local and foreign investors can be licensed online. If this proposal becomes successful, investors will be saved from the hassle of visiting the UIA offices’ and One-Stop centres. Frank Ssebowa, the UIA Executive Director, said the proposed e-licensing process should make investment licenses available in less than three days. Currently, it takes three days or more for normal applicants to get their licenses approved. Normal applicants are those that move in the UIA One-Stop centre with all the application requirements. Requirements include among others, a business plan, and evidence of investment money like a bank statement or Letter of Comfort from banks, land title and others. Ssebowa was speaking last week, when he was taking the media around

E-LICENSING: UIA officials show the media around. the newly rebranded UIA One Stop Investment Centre in Kampala. “The recent days we had a long counter where all the relevant investment bodies officials could sit. But now, we have redesigned it and all the six bodies have comfortable individual offices to handle investors,”

Ssebowa said. An investor in Uganda has to visit six different government agencies before being cleared. Theses include Uganda Revenue Authority, for tax education and related issues, Uganda Registration Services Bureau for company registration, Uganda

Belgium underpins Kenya rural power BY HUMPHREY LILOBA

Investment Authority for investment information, and the Directorate of Citizenship for acquisition of a work permit for foreign investors. Others are the Ministry of Lands for land acquisition and the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) for acquisition of the Environment Impact Assessment plan. The URA was set up by the Investment code Act of 1991. The Act provides for UIA to be the facilitator of investors intending to invest in Uganda by assisting them to overcome investment barriers. Ssebowa says even though his body has tried to fast track procedures by hosting line agencies directly involved with business registration and licensing, there was no effective One Stop Centre system that would ease the process of obtaining licenses and permits. A One Stop Centre is a location that offers an investor the services of applying for, and processing of, the various licenses and permits he or she requires to start implementing an investment.

NAIROBI, KENYA— Belgium last week, signed a $36.5 million deal with the government towards extending the rural electrification programme. The deal will be a major boost in paying for wiring rural homes, efforts currently dogged by a severe shortage of funds. National Treasury Principal Secretary, Kamau Thugge, said during the signing ceremony, “This funding comes as a major boost towards government efforts in promoting rural electrification. It will also play a major part in our county and national ICT programmes.” The funding will among other things go towards the completion of the Sondu-Homabay-Kisii Rural Electrification Project and the second phase of the E-government private network County Connectivity Project (CCP 2). According to Thugge, Sondu -Homabay-Kisii Rural Electrification Project will consist of an 85-kilometre (Km) electrification power distribution line consisting of 132

kilowatts. He said the E-government private network CCP 2 on the other hand will involve the installation of communication equipment and applications in 17 county office headquarters across the country. It will also wire some 18 national government ministries headquarters in Nairobi. Kenya is currently seeking to automate and compurize all its communication programmes to enhance efficiency in service delivery. “The ICT project once complete will greatly modernize government’s communication programmes while at the same time boosting the information sharing platforms between the national and county governments,” he said. The ICT project is part of the the CCP 1 that aims to create access to the National Optical Fibre Backbone Infrastructure (NOFBI) in 28 counties set for completion at the end of this month. Currently, Treasury is implementing the ICT project in partnership with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology.

Swissport closes Tanzania unit NMB gets $65m BY ANDREW ZABLON MWANZA, TANZANIA – Swissport (Tanzania) Limited, has closed its clearing and forwarding unit in Tanzania. The company said the decision was based on various business reasons including the strategic operational needs to focus on the company’s core business. Swissport core business is airports ground handling and cargo services. EABW has been informed that the customers were notified of the decision in July. Swissport Contracts and Marketing Manager, James Mhagama confirmed the decision last week. “Yes, we have closed our clearing

and forwarding unit, we now concentrate on our core business,” he said. The company was incorporated in 1984 as Dar es Salaam Airports Handling Company Ltd (DAHACO) with Air Tanzania holding 65% shares, Scandinavian Airline System 15%, Swedfund AB 10% and IFU 10%. In October, 2005 the company changed the name from Dar es Salaam Airports Handling Company Limited to Swissport (Tanzania) in order to gain advantage of ‘SWISSPORT’, a global brand. Before this decision, Swissport Clearing and Forwarding Unit services covered airports, seaports and land borders as well. Swissport clearing and forwarding services were

available at the airports of Julius Nyerere International and Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam and Tanga ports and at some border posts. It was offering clearing of goods through customs undertaking all customs clearance formalities for imports, transit and export goods in all border points in Tanzania. Swisssport was also offering services in packaging and crating of customers cargo, especially for delicate or fragile items. The unit was also offering warehousing facilities including a stockyard close to Julius Nyerere International Airport (Dar es Salaam) and Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA). Such services were an advantage for Swissport

customers who had to decide to arrange temporary storage of their cargo for convenient haulage of goods to their project site. Swissport Clearing and Forwarding Unit was also dealing with delivery service, transfer household effects, motor vehicle and general merchandise. International freight forwarding by collecting and arranging cargo all over the world through Tanzania’s two major airports of JNIA and KIA and giving cargo information in respect of arrival and outgoing of cargo was also among the functions of the unit. Swissport Tanzania Ltd is an aviation services company operating at Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) and Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA).

European fund BY PATRICK KISEMBO DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA – Tanzania’s National Microfinance Bank Plc (NMB) has signed a loan deal worth $65 million. The deal is with FMO, the Netherlands Development Finance Company, in cooperation with DEG, the German Development Finance Company and EFP (European Financing Partners SA), a group of 14 other European Development Finance Institutions. Ms Marleen Jansen, the Investment Officer Financial Institutions for FMO in Africa said the

transaction was the largest loan FMO has ever concluded for a financial institution in Tanzania. She added that NMB have a convincing financial track-record and a strong management team and shareholder base, and the transaction is also evidence of FMO’s confidence in Tanzania as a whole. “These facilities are intended to support NMB’s Tanzanian private sector customers, including SME’s and agribusinesses, who are the real engine of economic growth for the country,” Jansen said. The agreement, which was signed last week, allows NMB to obtain a senior unsecured long term loan in US dollars.

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