Amelia Kyambadde the Trade Minister.

The line minister, Amelia Kyambadde, said this while meeting the Parliamentary Natural Resources Committee on how to secure the country from famine.

He says government is in talks with ministry of finance on how to re-own the sold 36 silos in areas of Kiboga, Kyankwanzi, and others in Busoga and other parts of the country.

Kyambadde further informed the committee that government is soon acquiring a loan to repair the 162 ware houses that will be used to store food.

Meanwhile ministry of Trade has denied responsibility of poor quality car fuel on market.

Grain handling and sorting Silo in Masindi.

Kyambadde said that the responsibility of quality guarantee of products on market lies in ministry of Energy and Uganda National Bureau of standards.

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Betty Namboze, the Mukono Municipality MP and the brain behind the new proposed Anti- Alcohol Bill 2016.

The ministry of health has agreed to be the lead promoter of the proposed Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill 2016 fronted by the Member of Parliament for Mukono Municipality, Betty Nambooze Bakireke.
The principle medical officer in charge of mental health, control of alcohol and drug abuse, Dr.sheila Ndyanabangi says her ministry will lead the promotion of the bill after rejecting the ministry of trade being one of the promoters on basis that it can be compromised since it is more interested in making revenue for the country than people living a healthy life.
Ndyanabangi says that she has talked to MP Nambooze and accepted the ministry’s plea so that the bill is pushed for regulating the manufacturers, advertisement, sell, supply and consumption of alcohol drinks.
She says that the ministry of trade if allowed to be one of the lead promoters of this bill can be compromised by commercial people included in clauses which are not tough against alcohol consumption.

Dr.Ndyanabangi says that she agrees with most of the clauses to the bill, but however, adds that bill should include the age limit from which a youth begins to drink alcohol at 21 years instead of 18 years as proposed in the current bill. She however says she is opportunistic that by 2017, this bill will have been passed by parliament.
The vice chairman of the Uganda Alcohol policy Alliance, David Kalema says that this bill should be drafted in way that captures the civil society organization views.
He says that the Alcoholic drinks control bill should also regulate the week days and public holidays so that alcohol is only consumed from 2pm instead of leaving it open.

The chairperson of the department of Epidemiology and Bio Statistics at  Makerere School of Public Health, Dr.Nazarius Mbone Tumwesigye says that unregulated alcohol drinks has caused accidents by boda boda  riders since  alcohol consumption by Ugandans is more than three times compared to other countries.

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The European Union faulted the quality of fruits and vegetables being sold on their market mainly from Uganda which they said contained many chemicals not accepted in Europe. Hon. Kyambadde noted that only those registered with government and provided with codes will be allowed to export fruits to Europe. Government will monitor them to ensure quality and the ban will be lifted after three weeks.

Meanwhile Uganda National Bureau of standards (UNBS) has launched the electronic web portal dubbed E-web portal that links it to URA; this tool will facilitate faster clearance of imports and help reduce on time spent hence being a great help to traders.

While launching the portal in Kampala today, the trade Minister, Amelia Kyambadde said, the system is fully furnished to create ease in removing trade barriers in Uganda and the region; and maintains that standards will still be enforced through this system.

The UNBS boss Ben Manyindo says this system will transform work from manual to automation and will help the government save more than UGX.100 million annually which was otherwise spent on paper work to clear goods.

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Sources inUganda’s Ministry of Trade and Industry have informed our reporters that delegations have Indian business persons have toured East African countries and have already expressed willingness to put more capital inUgandaamong other EAC states.

Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde says thatUgandais now an investor final destination because of the good investment climate and good political atmosphere in the country.

Kyambadde says that although there are many Indian companies inUganda, others are still willing to put their capital inUganda. She says that Indians are willing to bring their advanced technology in agriculture and manufacturing toUganda.

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Trade Minister, Amelia Kyambadde informs us that all obstacles in the importation process have been addressed and so Ugandans must expect sugar imports late this month. A kilogramme of sugar now goes at 4500 shillings compared to 8,000 in September.

Amelia also says that the government is doing whatever is possible to boost the local production. She says that the government is encouraging more people to do out growing of sugar canes and the sugar factories to use irrigation to boost their production. The minister assures Ugandans that there will be sugar price falls when sugar importations arrive in the country.

By Moureen Nakyanzi

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Sources in Uganda’s Ministry of Trade and Industry have informed our reporters that delegations have Indian business persons have toured East African countries and have already expressed willingness to put more capital in Uganda among other EAC states.

Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde says that Uganda is now an investor final destination because of the good investment climate and good political atmosphere in the country.

Kyambadde says that although there are many Indian companies in Uganda, others are still willing to put their capital in Uganda. She says that Indians are willing to bring their advanced technology in agriculture and manufacturing to Uganda.

By Walakira Nyanzi

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