Kololo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that he is the force behind the agreement between the government and the Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited warning that he is ready to fight anybody who tries to stop it. Speaking at Kololo Ceremonial grounds on Sunday as the …
Read More »Vinci say they have not been handed a monopoly in coffee business
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited has denied being handed a monopoly over the coffee business in the country. This is part of the company’s defense in a suit filed by Henry Byansi and Michael Aboneka before the High Court Civil Division in Kampala. …
Read More »What next as Vinci coffee deal cools?
Museveni defends, Buganda reacts Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | On 10 February 2022, the Minister of Finance, Matia Kasaija signed an agreement with an Italian, Enrica Pinetti to allow her company, Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited (UVCC), to establish a coffee processing plant worth US$80 million. Apart from …
Read More »Uganda’s coffee industry eyes new markets, value addition
But the country still has a lot of coffee that is still being dried on the ground Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s coffee industry will seek new international market for their products to reduce over concentration on traditional buyers to boost farmer’s income. Coffee is the country’s …
Read More »The real problem with Vinci
The power, influence, exorbitant dubious deals and the inevitably coming fall of Enrica Pinetti THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | There is a fundamental problem with Enrica Pinetti, the “foreign investor” behind the controversial Vinci Coffee Company. She is also the promoter of Lubowa Hospital. She has been given …
Read More »Katikkiro Mayiga condemns Govt coffee deal with Vinci
Mengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katikiro Charles Peter Mayiga of Buganda has condemned the central government’s decision to sign a coffee agreement with Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited- UVVCCL, a privately owned firm, to process and export Uganda’s coffee without consulting the key stakeholders. In February this year, Finance …
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