The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) and the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) have renewed their commitment to closer cooperation aimed at improving the country’s investment climate and supporting national development goals.
The pledge was made during a meeting between UNBS Executive Director, Eng. James Kasigwa, and UIA Director General, Robert Mukiza, as both institutions aligned efforts to drive Uganda’s National Development Plan IV and Vision 2040 agenda.
Eng. Kasigwa stressed the need to embed standards and quality control within industrial parks to ensure goods produced in Uganda meet both local and global requirements. He also urged investors to comply with Environmental, Social and Governance standards to support sustainable business practices.
Mukiza reaffirmed UIA’s support for deeper collaboration with UNBS to assist investors operating in industrial parks. He repeated the authority’s commitment to allocate land to UNBS in each park to bring testing and certification services closer to businesses. He also called for increased UNBS staff presence at one-stop centres to ease trade processes and improve efficiency.
Both leaders agreed to work jointly to ensure that investors operate within a strong regulatory framework that supports quality production, fair competition and sustainable industrial growth.
Officials said the strengthened partnership is expected to boost investor confidence, improve the competitiveness of Ugandan products and position the country as a key investment hub in the region.
