- positiveEmployment
Wagagai reports 2,000 jobs as Busia output ramps
Commissioned by the President in August 2025, the Busia project is now the country's largest single gold operation. Local hiring numbers are real; the skills pipeline is the harder test.
Peter Wafula · Wagagai Gold Mining Company · Busia
August 7, 2026 - positiveEmployment
Women's mining associations expand safety training
Women's associations in Busia, Namayingo and Mubende are running structured safety, protective equipment and business training, filling a gap that formal licensing alone has not closed.
Joan Lubega · Women in mining associations · Busia, Namayingo and Mubende
February 17, 2026 - positiveEmployment
Wagagai launches Uganda's first gold refinery
President Museveni commissioned Wagagai Mining's Alupe gold plant in April 2024, marking the country's first integrated large-scale gold mining and refining operation.
Peter Wafula · Wagagai Mining (U) Ltd · Busia
April 19, 2024 - positiveEmployment
Wagagai gold refinery to create 3,000 jobs in Busia
On the ground, the Chinese-backed Wagagai Mining plant in Alupe, Busia is completing what officials describe as the country's first full gold value chain, from exploration through refining, with more than 3,000 direct jobs expected at full capacity.
Peter Wafula · Wagagai Mining (U) Ltd · Busia
August 2, 2023