Amuru Sugar Works Limited (ASWL) is a proposed sugar manufacturing company in the
Northern Region of Uganda.
Location
The factory and sugar plantation would be located south of the
Zoka Forest in
Amuru District
Amuru District is a Districts of Uganda, district in Northern Region, Uganda, Northern Uganda. Like most Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Amuru, Uganda, Amuru, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Amuru Dis ...
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Acholi sub-region
The Acholi people ( , also spelled Acoli) are a Nilotic ethnic group of Luo peoples (also spelled Lwo), found in Magwi County in South Sudan and Northern Uganda (an area commonly referred to as Acholiland), including the districts of Agago, Amu ...
.
This location would be approximately , by road, north-west of
Gulu
Gulu is a city in the Northern Region of Uganda. It is the commercial and administrative centre of Gulu District.
The coordinates of the city of Gulu are 2°46'54.0"N 32°17'57.0"E. The city's distance from Kampala, Uganda's capital and large ...
, the largest city in the Northern Region of Uganda.
Overview
Sometime before 2010, the
Madhvani Group
The Madhvani Group of Companies commonly referred to as the Madhvani Group, is one of the largest conglomerate (company), conglomerates in Uganda. The group has investments in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, the Middle East, India, ...
applied to lease in Amuru District to establish a commercial sugar plantation and a factory. Uganda's central and district governments consented to the deal, but the resident communities, through their traditional leaders, objected.
In September 2010, parliament members from the Acholi sub-region sued the
Madhvani Group
The Madhvani Group of Companies commonly referred to as the Madhvani Group, is one of the largest conglomerate (company), conglomerates in Uganda. The group has investments in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, the Middle East, India, ...
and the traditional chiefs over the "land giveaway".
In 2012, the Madhvani Group won that case.
The most contentious issues are "who owns the land?" and "who has the right to determine how that land can be used?"
New developments
On 13 January 2015, State House announced that the community had agreed to withdraw the court case and accept compensation for the land in contention.
If and when the sugar estate is built, it will sit on . will be a nucleus estate for the factory and the remaining acreage will be leased out to sugarcane outgrowers. An estimated 7,000 outgrowers are expected to benefit and the sugar estate and factory are expected to create an estimated 8,000 jobs. The entire project is budgeted at approximately US$100 million.
See also
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Kakira Sugar Works
Kakira Sugar Works Limited, often called Kakira Sugar Works, is a leading sugar manufacturer in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.
Location
The main factories of the company are located in the town of Kakira, in Ji ...
References
External links
Amuru sugar project will bring development to northern Uganda
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Amuru District
Ugandan brands
Northern Region, Uganda
Sugar companies of Uganda