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Smartphones made in Uganda, for Uganda

Left to right: Microfinance Support Centre chair Kisamba Mugerwa, NEC managing director Maj-Gen James Mugira, CTI Africa CEO Michael Landau and State Minister Evelyn Anite. PHOTO | MISAIRI THEMBO KAHUNGU

By  JONATHAN KAMOGA

US technology company CTI Africa will set up a phone assembly plant in Uganda next year, for the African market.

This past week, the company’s trading arm LifeMobile said it would invest $10 million into the venture which will be supervised by Uganda’s National Enterprise Corporation (NEC).

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