Uganda: Govt Stuck With Stunted Local Start-Up Factories

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Uganda: Govt Stuck With Stunted Local Start-Up Factories

[Monitor] The Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) says it is stuck with several local start-up industrial projects that have failed to mature and stand on their own without extra government support.

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