Uganda moves to cut clinker importation as President Museveni commissions Yaobai Factory

Museveni Commissions New UGX1.1 Trillion Cement Plant In Moroto, Warns URA off Taxes » Business Focus

President Yoweri Museveni commissioned the USD 300 million Yaobai International Holding Cement Uganda Limited in Moroto Uganda’s heavy reliance on imported clinker—costing the country hundreds of millions of dollars annually—has long strained the economy and limited the growth of local industry. Leaders say the country has been losing up to 85 percent of the value of cement production to external markets, while regions like Karamoja remained und…

Uganda Moves to Cut Clinker Importation as Museveni Commissions Yaobai Factory

MOROTO — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned Phase One of a 6,000-tonne cement clinker production line by Yaobai Cement in Nanduget, Moroto District, in a move aimed at reducing Uganda’s dependence on imported clinker. The commissioning ceremony was attended by former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe, who played a key role in facilitating the investment by West China Cement. President Museveni praised both invest…

Museveni Commissions $300M Clinker Cement Factory in Karamoja, Bans Tax on Raw Materials

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni commissioned a 300 million US dollar clinker cement factory in Nadunget Sub-county, Moroto District, marking a major milestone in Uganda’s industrialisation drive. The Yaobai Cement Factory, now operational in the Karamoja Sub-region, is producing 6,000 tonnes of clinker daily in its first phase. The plant manufactures both composite and ordinary Portland cement, widely used in infrastructure projects such as bri…

Uganda moves to cut clinker importation as President Museveni commissions Yaobai Factory

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, in the company of the Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, H.E Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe, has today presided over the commissioning of Phase One of a 6,000-tonne cement clinker production line by Yaobai Cement. The facility is located in Nanduget , Moroto District. President Museveni commended H.E Hailemariam for his role in guiding West China Cement to invest in Uganda. He also expressed gratitude to the board C…