Uganda: Devki Group Bets $500m On Uganda Steel Production

Uganda: Devki Group Bets $500m On Uganda Steel Production

[Independent (Kampala)] Tororo -- Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni and his Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, broke ground Sunday on a $500m steel manufacturing complex in Tororo, eastern Uganda, in one of East Africa's most ambitious attempts to reduce dependence on imported metals and capture greater value from the region's mineral wealth.

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Presidents Museveni and Ruto break ground for USD 500 million Devki Mega Steel plant, pledge industrial liberation for Africa

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his Kenyan counterpart William Samoei Ruto today presided over the groundbreaking ceremony of USD 500 million Devki Mega Steel Plant in Kayoro Village, Osukuru County, Tororo District, marking the start of one of East Africa’s most ambitious industrial investments. The vertically integrated steel facility, developed by Kenyan industrialist Dr. Narendra Raval (Guru) of the Devki Group, will employ 15,000 Ugand…

President Yoweri Museveni And William Ruto Break Ground For Devki Mega Steel Project In Tororo, 2025

The Devki Mega Steel Project is a US$500 million (UGX 1.8 trillion) investment aimed at establishing a state-of-the-art steel rolling mill with an estimated annual production capacity of one million tonnes. The post President Yoweri Museveni and William Ruto Break Ground for Devki Mega Steel Project in Tororo, 2025 appeared first on Kampala Edge Times™.

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