Science Minister Asiimwe Orders Technical Valuation to Finalise Gov’t Equity in Ntungamo Inspire Africa Coffee Project

What the report says

SoftPower News reports that Uganda’s Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Eng. Jonard Asiimwe, has ordered a technical valuation of the government’s investment in the Inspire Africa Coffee Park in Ntungamo District. The assessment is meant to establish how much equity the state should hold in the coffee value-addition facility.

According to the report, the government has already committed Shs112 billion to coffee value-addition initiatives, including support linked to the Ntungamo project. The valuation directive is therefore a step toward converting public financing and other forms of support into a clearly defined ownership position. The publisher’s snippet does not provide the valuation timeline, the technical team involved, or the current ownership structure of the project.

The decision matters because a formal valuation can help clarify public accountability in a major agro-industrial investment. It may also guide future decisions on governance, additional financing, and how benefits from the facility are shared between government and other project stakeholders.

By context, coffee value addition generally refers to processing coffee beyond raw bean exports so that more economic value is retained locally. Uganda has promoted such efforts as part of broader industrialisation and export-development goals. However, details on the Inspire Africa Coffee Park’s production status, expected capacity, or commercial partners were not available in the supplied source material.