By Our Reporter
MBALE CITY
Government has identified three main challenges affecting the smooth operations at Mbale Sino Industrial Park with a strong promise to address them.
This was revealed by the Permanent Secretary/Secretary to Treasury, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED), Ramathan Ggoobi during his fact finding tour of the Park on Sunday, 16th November, 2025.
Ggoobi who was accompanied by PS Ministry of Trade, Lynette Bagonza, Director Economic Affairs, Moses Kaggwa and other Commissioners said the team was visiting the Park to address outstanding challenges faced by the Park as per the directive of H.E the President.
The PSST and his delegation were received by the Chairman Tian Tang Group, Paul Zhang and his management team.
The PSST said the three key pending issues government is addressing are: The drainage channel to address the issue of flooding in the park, mobile power substation to ensure the park has reliable power supply and construction of infrastructure in the park- roads.
“We are going to support you fully to address the infrastructure challenges in the industrial park,” said the PSST, adding that industrialization is the sure way of transforming society because of the forward and backward linkages.
They also discussed the issue of integrating skilling centres in the industrial parks, using local raw materials, increasing percentage of exports and expanding markets in the region and beyond.
The Tian Tang Group Chairman said the Industrial Park currently employs 12,000 people, adding that the group has fully diversified into other sectors such as Real Estate and Tourism.
He said there is need to fast-track the construction of the drainage channel to permanently address the issue of flooding.
