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GERMANY FIRM TO BUILD AN INLAND PORT ON LAKE VICTORIA

October 8th, 2009 · No Comments


By Nakiboneka Halimah

Uganda Safaris snd Travel News Reporter
Kampala Uganda

 

Gauff Engineering, a Germany based company has shown interest in constructing a modern inland port on Lake Victoria to handle Uganda’s exports and imports.


This was contained in a discussion between Gauff Engineering Administrator, Markus Gauff and the Vice President of Uganda, Prof. Gilbert Balibaseka Bukenya.

The meeting took place at the Parliamentary VIP lounge in Kampala. Prof. Bukenya welcomed the executives of Gauff to Uganda and affirmed that the country needs such an investment to boost economic activities and trade with the neighboring countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda as well as save on the freight charges on road transport across the borders.

 

The Vice President pledged full government support to the investors and informed them of viable investment opportunities in other sectors like food and fruit processing.

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