James Mugira is a lieutenant general in the Ugandan army. He is the managing director and chief executive officer of the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), the business arm of the…
This Is Premium Content. Subscribe And Save On Unlimited Access With Our Best Offers!
Whenever the term economic transformation is bandied about, the key players in this effort that we normally think about are government technocrats, politicians and the private sector. Rarely do we think of the role of the army in this endeavor. And more specifically, hardly do we give a thought to the National Enterprise Corporation (NEC), which serves as the business arm of the army. NEC was established in 1989 by an Act of Parliament to serve as a commercial arm of the Ministry of Defence /Uganda Defence Forces and to produce goods and services that are beneficial to the defence…
This Is Premium Content. Subscribe And Save On Unlimited Access With Our Best Offers!
