About Uganda Manufacturers Association(UMA)
Uganda Manufacturers' Association (UMA), is an industry-association in Uganda, that aims to bring together Ugandan industrialists and manufacturers in an attempt to guide the industrial actors in the country towards global competitiveness, on a sustainable basis. The association advises the government of Uganda in the formulation of national and regional industrial policy. UMA also serves as a collective lobby and mouthpiece for its members.
HISTORY
In April 1988, the late James Mulwana, led a group of Ugandan industrialists and manufacturers to inaugurate UMA. The founder-members included James Mulwana, Alam Manzoor, Aga Ssekalaala Sr., Gordon Wavamunno, Henry Makmot and several other executives from government parastatal companies. There was an association by the same name founded in the 1960s by the late Jayant Madhvani, but that association collapsed when he died in 1971.
As of October 2017, the Uganda Manufactures Association had over 600 member companies in all regions of Uganda. UMA is organized into four departments:
- the Policy and Advocacy Department;
- the Trade Promotion and Marketing Department;
- the Communication Department and;
- the Business Support Department.
UMA is governed by a six-member Advisory Council. There also is an 18-person board of directors, which reports to the Council. Below the board is the secretariat, subdivided into departments. The Secretariat is headed by an Executive Director.
The Vision
To be among the most valued and respected business association worldwide serving the interest of its members, shaping national and regional policies and leading the industrial sector towards sustainable global competitiveness.
The Mission
To promote and protect the interests of industrialists and manufacturers in Uganda.
Goals and Objectives
- To promote, protect and coordinate the interests of industrialists in Uganda.
- To act as a watchdog and an effective mouth piece for members of the Association.
- To iniatiate discussions and exchange of information amongst members on industrial issues.
- To advise government on key policies affecting industrial sector.
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