Kinyara Sugar Times Newsletter
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Edition # 001/24
February 3, 2024: The month of January 2024 is behind us!
In a society where information is a universal aspiration and a must, strides in collecting, documenting, and analyzing key successful activities, especially within Kinyara Sugar Limited, remain key. This collection of activities plays a vital role in the promotion of cohesion among us by identifying the good outcomes and raising awareness.
In the course of the month of January 2024, we recollect some activities in sports, visits, sponsorship, and tours took place within and outside Kinyara Sugar Limited (KSL).
Main News of 2024
Kinyara Sugar Limited interfaces with Parliamentary Trade Committee
On January 15, 2024, at 11 a.m.
in the East View Committee room of the Parliament of Uganda, the Tourism,
Trade, and Industry committee, chaired by Hon. Mwine Mpaka, met with
legislators and members of the Uganda Sugar Manufacturers Association (USMA) to
discuss the 2023 Sugar Amendment Bill proposals. The committee meeting was
attended by additional USMA representatives from Kinyara Sugar Limited, Kakira Sugar
Limited and SCOUL as well as 15 members of parliament representing Uganda's
sugarcane-growing regions.
Kinyara Sugar Limited was represented
by Director Rajbir Rai Singh and Communications Manager Aldon Walukamba.
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| Parliamentary Trade Committee discusses Sugar bill |
In summary it was theorized that,
“Uganda, East Africa's first surplus sugar producer, should cease developing
additional plants and instead focus on legally binding contracts between
growers and millers. The sugar sector contributes significantly to Uganda's
economy through taxes, investment, and development. To be competitive, Uganda
should not raise the sugar formula %. Additionally, sugar mill licensing should
be suspended until a council is formed,” The team proposed.
Kinyara Fraternity Donates blood
Kinyara Sugar Limited (KSL) and
Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS) held a blood donation campaign in
Masindi area in January 2024, and we discovered that 225 pints of blood were
donated. The campaign was launched because of a severe blood scarcity in the
area. The campaign kicked off at 11:00 a.m., with KSL and UBTS health
specialists taking centre stage.
Local officials and politicians
attended the event, which was preceded by radio talk shows on Kings FM and
Bunyoro Broadcasting Services. Public drives were held on the days preceding
the drives. The drives were attended by approximately 410 persons, some of whom
were in poor health and others who were unqualified. Visitors get a soft drink
and lunch.
We want to continue blood
donation campaigns during the holidays, collaborate with KSL to strengthen
their image through blood donations, and procure blood donation cards through
the Human Resources department's medical section.
Kinyara Sugar Limited's Agriculture Department organized a
field exercise to reach out to sugarcane growers in 18 areas across Masindi and
Hoima districts.
The outreaches are primarily focused with interactions with
farmers to share best practices in productivity, production, trade
facilitation, and Kinyara Sugar Limited's corporate communications function.
Since the beginning of 2024, Mathivanan
Masilamani, Kinyara Sugar Limited Agriculture Manager, Senthil Kumar, Out
growers Manager, and Aldon Walukamba, Communications Manager, have collaborated
with Masindi Sugarcane Growers Association Limited Board members to conduct
outreach activities that have resulted in comfort in Kinyara Sugar Limited's
operations through dialogue and other modes of communication.
Ass Agriculture Manager addressing farmers in Pakanyi
Masindi - Kitara diocese
receives support from Kinyara Sugar Limited
The Masindi Kitara diocese organized a meeting for around
500 youths to shape their morality and spiritual growth.
The conference lasted four days and was held at the Masindi
Kitara diocese offices.
Kinyara Sugar Limited was honoured to collaborate with
Masindi Kitara Diocese in kind.
The Diocesan accountant, Patience, got the in-kind help
after it was given by Kinyara Sugar Limited Communications Manager, Aldon
Walukamba.
Masindi district security committee moves to stop carrying sugarcane on light vehicles
The Masindi District security committee
proposed a ban on the transportation of sugarcane using light vehicles and
motorcycles, effective January 1, 2024.
It is our collective effort to support the move in order to remain
competitive and productive in the sugar manufacturing sector in Uganda, but
also to protect our families and communities from unnecessary theft and losses
from our plantations in Masindi district.
Sugarcane may be used to power
future cars
Sugarcane can be genetically engineered to produce oil in its leaves and
stems for biodiesel production, scientists have found.
The modified sugarcane plants also produce more sugar, which are used for
ethanol production, researchers said.
The dual-purpose bioenergy crops are predicted to be more than five times
more profitable per acre than soybeans and two times more profitable than corn,
they said.
Using a juicer, researchers led by the University of Illinois in the US
extracted about 90 per cent of the sugar and 60 per cent of the oil from the
plant.
The juice was fermented to produce ethanol and later treated with organic
solvents to recover the oil. The team has patented the method used to separate
the oil and sugar.
Read more here:
Sports News
Assorted Sports
Equipment acquired by Kinyara Sugar Limited for Social Responsibility
Kinyara Sugar Limited has
received a variety of sports equipment to help promote talent in Masindi district.
Communications Manager Aldon
Walukamba received the equipment in January 2024.
"This is what people desire
and communities believe in, and it is what Kinyara Sugar Limited provides in
order to develop talent”. "We will
use this equipment reasonably and with equity to get the most out of it,"
Walukamba says.
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| Branded sports equipment on display at the Communications Managers Office |
Centre : Aldon Walukamba Moses
Eriku Enzama left and Andrew Oketi receive golf balls for talent promotion at
Kinyara Communications Office
The equipment includes football,
netball, volleyball, cricket, and golf balls. We also received cricket bats
imprinted with the Kinyara Sugar Limited emblem.
Kitara FC – Kinyara Sugar Limited sponsorship glows
Brian Omedi’s second-half
hat-trick propelled Kinyara Sugar Limited-sponsored Kitara FC to a commanding
3-0 victory over UPDF at the Bombo Barracks Ground in the Star Times Uganda
Premier League.
The irresistibly sweet Royals
ended a five-game winless streak on the road, securing their first away win
since October. Brian Ssenyondo completed a double over his former employers
with a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture.
Kinyara Sugar Limited-sponsored
Kitara now sits in the second spot temporarily with 32 points, leapfrogging
Vipers in the Star Times Uganda Premier League, while UPDF FC remains in 15th
place with nine points.
Omedi opened the scoring in the
57th minute, breaking the deadlock with a header. Although he missed a chance
three minutes later, Omedi completed his brace in the 65th minute, outpacing
Aggrey Kirya to slot home.
He secured his hat-trick in the
88th minute, lofting the ball over the helpless goalkeeper.
Kitara Football club players brace for UPDF at Bombo
grounds in Luweero
The management of Kinyara Sugar
Limited is focused on promoting talent in Uganda, wellness for people, and
supporting activities like sports, which the people believe in and regard as
important.
Golfer Aldon Walukamba wins inaugural Kinyara 2024 Golf Monthly Mug
Aldon Walukamba played 70 net,
one under par, at Kinyara Golf Club Course to lift the January 2024 monthly
mug.
He beat Chris Basaliza by two
strokes at 72, one over par. Everisto Lwate came in third on count back with
72, one over par, in a tournament that attracted 21 players.
Moses Eriku Enzama, Kinyara Golf
Club Captain, thanked the players for the spirit and game exhibited as he
announced that this year we will have several competitions out of site, and
this is aimed at improving the game of golf at Kinyara Golf Club while also
promoting the brand of Kinyara Sugar Limited.
Aldon Walukamba also won the Mug
of Mugs in 2023, playing 62 strokes and wading off opposition from Simon
Ojobile with 69 strokes and Stephen Oribi in third with 72 strokes. The Mug of
Mug attracted 14 players.
- Sugar sector RIA final
workshop in Kampala
- Village meetings with
sugarcane farmers
- Donations to Masindi
general hospital by Kinyara Sugar Limited
- February 2024 Golf monthly
Mug
- Venus Golf tournament at Tooro
club
- Public Holiday : Janan
Luwum day
- Wellness programs every Monday and Thursday at Social club 5:45pm
- Football friendly game with Uganda police elites
This Newsletter brings Kinyara Sugar Limited employees and community within up to date information on important events of the month. The objective of the Newsletter is to facilitate an efficient flow of information between departments and colleagues within our fraternity. This holds true for all levels of management and employees. It also operates among employees who interact with one another in the workplace.
Therefore please feel free, reach out to Kinyara Sugar Limited Corporate Communications Manager on +256757-777-293 or WalukambaA@Kinyara.co.ug
Thank you for reading. See you next month
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