Paul Musasizi and the Hardest Phase of Kiira Motors Uganda has finished building its most ambitious industrial asset, but the harder question now confronts its leadership. With the Kiira Vehicle Plant complete and continental ambitions publicly declared, Kiira Motors Corporation has entered a decisive phase where execution, governance, and commercial discipline will determine whether the country’s $120 million bet becomes a manufacturing firm or remains a national showcase. Drawing on the Auditor General’s latest findings and Kiira’s own performance data, this story examines what has been built, what has been delayed, and why CEO Paul Musasizi now faces the most unforgiving test of Uganda’s industrialisation drive.

Jeff WintersFebruary 6, 2026February 6, 2026

Paul Musasizi leads Uganda’s boldest industrial bet into its hardest phase: from flagship factory and continental showcase to commercial reality, where execution, revenue, and credibility must finally align.

Paul Musasizi is the chief executive of Uganda’s most ambitious industrial experiment, one that ended 2025 on a high, even as the pressure on execution has never been greater. In September 2025, Uganda officially commissioned the Kiira Vehicle Plant in Jinja, a $120 million industrial facility unveiled by President Museveni and described by government as the largest and most capable bus manufacturing plant on the African continent. The plant brings together body assembly, painting, chassis integration, testing, and in-house engineering in one location, with an installed capacity of 2,500 vehicles a year, scalable to 10,000 units, and a target of…

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