Uganda Country Programme

CONTEXT AND CHALLENGE

As a land locked country, Uganda relies on the Northern Corridor as its lifeline to the Mombasa Port. Any delays along this corridor have a direct negative impact on the cost of trade, which in turn undermines both business competitiveness and consumer prices. Delays at both the Port, the border crossings at Malaba and Busia, and an array of non-tariff barriers along the corridor from Mombasa to Kampala resulting in cargo trucks spending a long time on the road. Others economic challenges including high trade deficit, high cost of doing business because of poor infrastructure and low value addition to agricultural produce including poor standards inhibit Uganda's economic progress.

RESPONSE

TMA collaborated with the government of Uganda to facilitate programmes that reduce time and cost of doing business. These include:

1. Information Communication Technology that increase efficiency of import and export processes and enhance revenue collection;
2. Facilitate improvement in standards of goods produced in Uganda;
3. Facilitate upgrading of key infrastructure like One Stop Border posts at Malaba, Busia, Mirama Hills and Mutukula in-order to reduce time taken to exit borders.