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Bishop Joshua Lwere-who is the general overseer Association of Pentecostals and Evangelicals,the Chief Executive Officer of KMC Mr. Paul Musasizi and the Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Monica Musenero.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
The Chief Executive Officer of KMC Mr. Paul Musasizi,the Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Monica Musenero and the Board Chairman Prof. Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa lead the Media team of UPPA around the plant .Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
The Media team of UPPA on a tour of the plant .Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
The Media team of UPPA on a tour of the plant .Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
The Media team of UPPA on a tour of the plant .Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
The Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Monica Musenero,Bishop Joshua Lwere-who is the general overseer Association of Pentecostals and Evangelicals and the Board Chairman Prof. Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa in the Workshop with Members of UPPA .Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
The Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Monica Musenero,Bishop Joshua Lwere-who is the general overseer Association of Pentecostals and Evangelicals and the Board Chairman Prof. Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa in the Workshop listen to UPPA President Sam Ibanda Mugabi as he delivers his remarks. Ibanda commended Dr. Musenero for this inivitation and promised UPPA’s support to the the Corporation and Management.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
The Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Monica Musenero listens as Bishop Joshua Lwere-who is the general overseer Association of Pentecostals and Evangelicals delivers his remarks .Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
Bishop Joshua Lwere-who is the general overseer Association of Pentecostals and Evangelicals listens to the Board Chairman Prof. Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa in the Workshop.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
In the coming budget of 2023/24, Kiira motor had requested for 80bn shs but only 20bn has been allocated which the minister says is insufficient and affects the implementation of motorized sector in uganda.
Meanwhile Kiira Motors has innovated and developed a three wheel motorcycle with a three in one engine that can pump water for irrigation, generate home use electricity and also transport one tone of goods.
Musenero who invited the Uganda Parliamentary Press Association (UPPA)for a familiarization tour to the plant to inspect the progress of the project at Jinja industrial and business Park was accompanied by the Chief Executive Officer Paul Musasizi and the Chairman of the Board Bishop Joshua Lwere.
The meeting was attended by KMC Board Executive Chairman , Prof. Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa , CEO , Paul Isaac Musasizi , the STI Superintendent Value Chains Development, Dr. Cosmas Mukwirize and Bishop Joshua Lwere-who is the general overseer Association of Pentecostals and Evangelicals in Uganda among others.
The Minister told the UPPA members led by their President Sam Ibanda Mugabi that the STI Secretariat under President’s Office , will need all stakeholders including media to promote the country’s innovations.
The Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Monica Musenero facilitates during workshop attended by Members of UPPA.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
The Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Monica Musenero facilitates during workshop attended by Members of UPPA.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
The Minister for Science and Technology Dr. Monica Musenero facilitates during workshop attended by Members of UPPA.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates.
This after President Yoweri Museveni ‘s State of the Nation address in which he rallied Ugandans to support local scientific innovations notably Kiira Motor’s E-mobility solutions for mass- transit operations in Uganda, EAC region and the African continent at large.
According to Dr. Musenero nations need STI to solve the problems of poverty and underdevelopment and its critical for Uganda -if it’s to meet the set target of USD 9,500 income per capita by 2040 .
Dr. Musenero said the STI Secretariat under the President’s Office has set up a one-stop- center where the innovators can go to be helped on how they can scale up their innovations .
The Minister explained the STI idea to market journey -which involves the first phase of ideation , concept formation , proof of concept, testing and technical validation – a process which “may run many circles before getting a desirable output .”
The second phase, Dr. Musenero said , involves product development ,market research and analysis , corporate formation , business case , model and strategy development.
This stage of innovation development , she noted ,also caters for licensing and certification, technology transfer, team development and management ; supply chain development, value chain positioning and optimization.
And the third phase involves market expansion , product and process optimization, product diversification and scaling production, investor sounding and supply chain management . The fourth phase ,which is about competitiveness to maturity caters for mature products , market expansion , initial public offering , mergers and acquisitions and profitability.