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.
In the history of Uganda, there probably has never been any single national cause, that has brought together Uganda and Ugandans alike- individual and corporate, than the Covid-19 fundraising drive. Although the campaign launched by the president is yet to hit its targets of UGX170 billion; by end of June approximately UGX50 billion- UGX17 billion in cash and UGX33bn in kind, including 70 vehic

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Muhereza Kyamutetera is the Executive Editor of CEO East Africa Magazine. I am a travel enthusiast and the Experiences & Destinations Marketing Manager at EDXTravel. Extremely Ugandaholic. Ask me about #1000Reasons2ExploreUganda and how to Take Your Place In The African Sun.