By Juma Nsubuga
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has commended HUAWEI a Chinese technology Company for exposing Ugandans to a digital era.
Nabbanja says HUAWEI Company has so far trained eight thousand Ugandans and equipped them with ICT knowledge in rural areas.
Nabbanja made the remarks during a meeting with HUAWEI CEO for Eastern Africa at OPM in Kampala.
Huawei is a Chinese information and communications technology (ICT) operating in over 170 countries including Uganda.
The Company has stayed in Uganda for over two decades.
The multi Country Regional CEO of HUAWEI for Eastern Africa Eric Dong had paid a courtesy call to the Prime Minister at OPM office in Kampala.
Dong informed Nabbanja who is the Leader of Government Business in Parliament also Kakumiro district MP that HUAWEI has greatly contributed to Uganda’s GDP with an annual contribution of about 11 million US dollars.
He said over 20,000 Ugandans have since benefited from HUAWEI digital training programmes.
Nabbanja further encouraged HUAWEI investors to persuade more investors to come to Uganda since the country has the best investment climate.
The meeting was also attended by state minister for Information and National Guidance in charge of ICT Godfrey Kabyanga.
