Madhvani Group Magazine Volume 19 No. 1 January 2011 Chobe Opening by H.E The President Kakira Receives The ISO 9001 Certification Madhvani Foundation recognised as a Superbrand Welcome... As we begin a new year the highlights of 2010 are showcased in this issue of the Madhvani Group EADL recognised in top 100 Mid-sized Ugandan Magazine. Companies. Page 26 Madhvani Foundation recognised as a Superbrand in East Africa Page 20 I would like to thank all the below and any others whom we may have missed out and please keep H.E. The President opens Chobe Safari Lodge page 13 sending your input for future publications. 4. Kakira participates in Human Capital 3. Update on Amuru Sugar Development Conference Nikesh Madhvani Project, Northern Uganda Director 4. Burundi delegation visits Kakira 3. Madhvani Group participates Farhan Nakhooda 5. Changes in the Finance Department at Projects Director Madhvani Group in a Fundraising Dinner for Buluba Leprosy Hospital Kakira Raju Sareen 4. Southern Sudan Sugar Project 7. Kakira receives the ISO 9001 Corporate Marketing Manager Kakira Sugar Works Certification Proprietors Muljibhai Madhvani & Co. Ltd. 8. A sophisticated modern IT Pamela Atim Plot 25 Main Street, infrastructure for Kakira Kakira Sugar Works Madhvani Group wins Award in Rwanda. Page 28 P.O.Box 54, Jinja 9. The Katikkiro of Buganda visits Kakira Rukia Mwai Correspondence Marketing Manager - MARASA Sugar Ltd. 21. Update from India- Rajkot hotel gets All correspondence should be ready for opening in the first quarter addressed to: 10. Madhvani/ JMC Bursaries of 2011 The Editor, Group Magazine Tharun Patnaik P.O.Box121 Jinja, Uganda General Manager East African Distributors Tel: +256 - 41 - 4444000 11. Training in Cape Town, South Africa 22. News in Pictures E-mail: [email protected] 12. Excel Construction embarks on new 25. EADL: Re-launch of Union Brand in Mahesh Kamath Registered at the GPO as a Newspaper projects Executive Assistant to Directors East Africa: Ugandan Re-launch 24.9.2010 Contacts Enjoy reading! 15 Ex-President Arap Moi of Kenya visits Jinja: Chobe Safari Lodge 28. Rwanda Expo: Madhvani Group wins Muljibhai Madhvani & Co. Ltd. The Editor Plot 25, Main Street, Award for 3rd best Overall Exhibitor P.O.Box 54, Jinja 16 Mweya Safari Lodge Wellness Spa and Tel: +256 - 33 - 2342100/200 new Yoga classes introduced 29. East African Packaging Solutions Ltd. Kakira: 17. The African Queen is launched again Kakira Sugar Ltd. on the Nile MADHVANI GROUP JANUARY 2011 10 Kms Jinja - Tororo Road Tel:: +256 41 - 4444333/6 18. Mara Leisure Camp exhibits at Magical Kenya get away 2010 Kampala: Madhvani Group Plot 96 - 98, 5th Street 19. Makepasi Match Ltd. Industrial Area, Kampala Tel: +256 - 41 - 4259390/4/5 20. Kakira Sweets and Confectionery Design/Layout 20. Madhvani Foundation Alumni Big Presentations Ltd Association organizes Annual General Jumbo Plaza, P.o.Box 6386 - Kampala Meeting Mara Leisure Camp exhibits at Magical Kenya Get Away Tel: +256 39 2964308 Show E-mail: [email protected] Update from Madhvani Group’s India Hotels. Page 21 1 Madhvani Group AGRO INDUSTRY Liberty Life Assurance Uganda Makepasi Match Ltd. P O Box 22938, Kampala Uganda P O Box 54, Jinja, Uganda Participates In a Kakira Sugar Ltd. Tel: 041 4233794/4254708 Tel. : 043 4121070 P.O Box 121, Jinja, Uganda Fax: 041 4256414/4259643 Fax : 043 4121135 Tel. 041 444000 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 041 444333/6 Fundraising Dinner E-mail: [email protected] Software Applications (U) Ltd. East African Packaging Solutions Ltd. Web site: www.kakirasugar.com P O Box 22611, Kampala Uganda P O Box 1189, Jinja, Uganda Tel: 041 4531521/2/3 Tel. : 043 4120432/ 4120134 for Buluba Leprosy Kakira Sweets and Confectioneries Fax: 041 4531524 Fax : 043 4120141 P O Box 121, Jinja Uganda E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Tel. 041 4444000 Fax: 041 4444110 Excel Construction Ltd. TOURISM Hospital E-mail: [email protected] P O Box 1202, Jinja Uganda Tel: 041 4221996/ 4505959 Marasa Holdings Ltd. Mwera/ Nakigalala Tea Estates Fax: 043 4123150/ 041 4220482 P O Box 22827, Kampala, Uganda On 2nd October 2010, the Madhvani Group of Companies P O Box 6361, Kampala, Uganda E-mail:[email protected] Tel. : 031 22606260/1 participated in a fundraising dinner for Buluba Leprosy Hospital Tel. 075 2799888 [email protected] Fax : 041 4255277 at Jinja. The purpose of the dinner organized by Eric Naveed, a Fax 041 4269399 Website: www.excelconstruction.org E-mail: [email protected] Volunteer with the Church, was to raise money to support the 23 E-mail: [email protected] former leprosy patients who are now staying at the hospital after [email protected] TPSC Uganda Mara Leisure Camp being rejected by their communities. [email protected] P O Box 54, Jinja, Uganda P O Box 17545 Enterprise Road Tel: 041 4444000 00500 Nairobi Road Kenya The event attracted a string of firms in Jinja. The guest of honour Kajjansi Roses Ltd. Fax: 041 4444336 Tel: +254 20557009 was the Bishop of Jinja Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Charles Martin P O Box 6361, Kampala, Uganda E-mail: [email protected] Wireless: +254 202101333 Wamika. Whilst addressing the guests, the Bishop emphasized Tel. 041 4200959 Wireless: +254 735472911 that people should not reject and disgrace leprosy patients since they pose no danger. “We should show them mercy and send a Fax: 041 4200314 East African Distributors Ltd. Wireless: + 254 713964340 signal that there are people who think about them,” he said. E-mail: info@kajjansi_roses.com P O Box 22938, Kampala Uganda Fax: +254 20556126 Tel: 041 4255432 E-mail: [email protected] Update on Amuru Chrysanthemums Uganda Ltd. Fax: 041 4255433 Website: www.maraleisurecamp.co.ke Plot No.29, Muzinda E-mail: [email protected] P O Box 6361 Mweya Safari Lodge Sugar Project, Wakiso District, Ugdnda Industrial Security Services Ltd. P O Box 22827, Kampala Uganda Tel. 075 2220099 P O Box 1483, Jinja, Uganda Tel: 031 2260260/1 Mob: 075 2957963 Tel. 043 4131769 Fax: 041 4340056 Northern Uganda Fax: 041 4200314 Fax: 043 4123174 Lodge Tel. No. 041 4340054 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Lodge Fax No. 041 4340056 E-mail: [email protected] n 7th August 2010, Mr. Esau Okema, the GROUP SERVICES Muljibjai Madhvani Foundation Website: www.mweyalodge.com P O Box 54 Minister of Lands under the Acholi Paramount Muljibhai Madhvani & Co. Ltd. Jinja Uganda Paraa Safari Lodge OChief arranged a visit to Kakira for a group of P O Box 54, Jinja Uganda Tel: 041 4255432/ 0773 215554 P O Box 22827, Kampala Uganda 45 area chiefs, elders, clan leaders, councillors and Tel. 042 4121218/4120511 Fax: 031 2263999/ 041 4255433 Tel: 031 2260260/1 farmers. Fax: 043 4123174 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 041 4340056 Auctioning of one of the paintings to raise funds E-mail: [email protected] Lodge Tel. No. 077 2788880 A follow up visit was arranged by the Acholi Paramount for the hospital Lodge Fax No. 039 2280588 Chief on 4th September 2010 for discussions between Madhvani Group Projects Division Madhvani Properties Division E-mail: [email protected] Madhvani Group officials and community leaders on P O Box 6361 Kampala Uganda P O Box 33479 Website: www.paraalodge.com the status of the project and the way forward. It was a Tel: 041 4259390/4/5 Kampala Uganda successful visit and community leaders unanimously Fax: 041 4259399 Tel: 0772 799978/ 0772 760110 Chobe Safari Lodge endorsed giving 10,000 ha of land to the Madhvani MADHVANI GROUP JANUARY 2011 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] P O Box 22827, Kampala Uganda [email protected] [email protected] Tel: 031 2260260/1 Group. They also requested early launching of the Fax: 041 4340056 project. His Highness, the Paramount Chief closed the Madhvani Group Central MANUFACTURING E-mail: [email protected] meeting by expressing his support for the project. Purchasing Div. Website: www.chobelodgeuganda.com A sensitization programme on the benefits and P O Box 54, Jinja, Uganda Steel Corporation of East Africa Ltd. advantages of the project is now on-going amongst Tel. 033 2343100/200 P O Box 1023, Jinja, Uganda Premier Safaris Ltd. the community groups. Fax: 043 4120696/4121217 Tel. : 043 4121451/2 P O Box 54, Jinja Uganda Email: [email protected] Fax: 043 4121453 Tel. : 041 444000 E-mail: [email protected] Fax : 041 444336 The Madhvani Group is keen to co-operate with the SERVICES E-mail: [email protected] people of Northern Uganda on the forthcoming Coleus Crowns (Uganda) Ltd. Amuru Sugar Project. It is hoped that with the help MADHVANI GROUP JUNE 2010 East African Underwriters Ltd. P O Box 54, Jinja, Uganda P O Box 22936, Tel. : 075 3224433 of the people and the capability and dedicated The Bishop of Jinja Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Charles Kampala, Uganda Fax : 043 4120710 commitment of the Madhvani Group, the project will Martin Wamika receives a bouquet handed over by the Tel. 041 4232893/ 4233794 E-mail: [email protected] be a huge success. 2 Managing Director of Diamond Trust Bank 3 Fax: 041 4234221 E-mail: [email protected] Southern Sudan Changes In The Finance Sugar Project Department at Kakira Yogesh Prajapati Leaves Kakira It is the sad thing to bid farewell, which In 2009, a high level delegation from the Madhvani Group I am doing, with a heavy heart, but I travelled to Juba and signed a Memorandum of Understanding will always cherish fond memories for (M.O.U) in which 60,000 hectares of land was allotted by the the rest of my career about working Government of Southern Sudan for a sugar complex at Mongala, with such affectionate people.