President Museveni yesterday commissioned the Kiira Vehicle Plant in Jinja. Construction of the Kiira vehicle manufacturing plant started in 2019 and continued up to 2024, when all vehicle production systems were fully installed. Manufacturing began in March 2025 by Kiira Motors Corporation, with an initial investment of USD 120 million. During the commissioning, President Museveni…
Dr Monica Musenero, the mnister for Science, Technology, and Innovation, has clarified that Kiira Motors “manufactures” not “assembles” electric powered vehicles. Addressing journalists at the Media Centre today, Musenero said Kiira Motors is producing the Kayoola buses, including the fully electric Kayoola EVS and the Kayoola Coach, with approximately 30% of the components—such as the…
Makerere University Hospital yesterday made history by officially launching the Olink Proteomics Platform, the first of its kind in East and Central Africa. The landmark event, presided over by Dr. Monica Musenero, Uganda’s Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, took place at the School of Public Health auditorium. The platform positions Uganda as a pioneer…
