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Private sector response to COVID-19 effects

Francis Kisirinya, the Acting Executive Director for Private Sector Foundation Uganda says the organization continues to engage government agencies to develop favorable policies for the sector to thrive

Private sector tasks government on favorable post-Covid-19 recovery policies

Private sector players have charged government to implement policies that support recovery of businesses especially in the midst of the pandemic. The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda continues to
July 11, 2021
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A largely empty Kampala Street. Uganda is implementing a 6-week phased lockdown of businesses. Interviewed business owners/leaders want the lockdown to end and government to intervene in saving up to 4.4 million jobs

UN and Makerere report says 100,000 formal sector and 4,400,000 informal sector jobs to be lost to Covid-19

62.3 percent of Ugandan business are considering or have already started cutting jobs as a result of Covid-19, a trend that could render up to 100,000 Ugandans jobless in the formal sector
May 22, 2020
LEFT-RIGHT: Simon Kaheru, Public Affairs & Communications Director at Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, Uganda; Melkamu Abebe, the General Manager; Conrad van Niekerk, Regional Managing Director in charge of Uganda, Tanzania, and Ghana, hand over UGX1.3 billion dummy cheque to Uganda’s Prime Minister and Chair of the National Task Force for COVID-19, Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda. To date the company is one of the biggest givers towards the anti-Covid-19 drive.

COVID-19: Coca-Cola Beverages Africa contribution reaches UGX1.3 billion

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda today has handed over 3 Nissan pickup trucks to the Government Taskforce on Covid-19. The handover to the Prime Minister and Chair of the National Task Force
May 20, 2020
Coca-Cola staff enjoy a light moment in their shared accommodation space. Coca Cola Beverages Africa, Uganda has provided encampment facilities at their two plants in Namanve, Kampala and Mbarara. The camps are have been fitted with proper sanitation and safety facilities, beds and beddings and entertainment areas- all in line with COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures.

How manufacturers are braving the Covid-19 lockdown to keep the economy running; the case of Coca-Cola in Uganda

Away from the loss of thousands of lives and the devastating impact on healthcare systems all over the world, the other victim of Covid-19 has been the global economy. The disruptive nature
May 14, 2020
Local Defence Forces (LDUs) prepare to distribute food to vulnerable populations, affected by the various Covid-19 travel and work restrictions. The food was sourced by government from local suppliers. Bitature says that Government with the support of Parliament needs to innovate around public procurement laws and fast-tracking payments to local contractors.

COVID-19: My 12 reasons why the distribution of relief food to vulnerable populations should be digitalised

By Joseline Kateeba As part of its emergency response to COVID-19 and to mitigate the impacts on the closure of certain workplaces and the restrictions on the movement of individuals, the Government
May 4, 2020
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