Martha Kemigisha
Martha Kemigisha covers the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, the Uganda National Mining Company and the implementation of the Mining and Minerals Act 2022.
Based in Kampala, Uganda
- MEMD and UNMC
- Licensing policy
- State participation
Reporting by Martha Kemigisha
- Policy · August 18, 2026
Entebbe assay lab upgrade: what it changes
Government is upgrading the national mineral testing laboratory. For small operators the question is simple: will they get results in days, or still wait for months?
- Regulation · August 11, 2026
Ministry statement on the licensing backlog
Energy ministry briefings through 2026 have returned repeatedly to processing times for mineral rights. UMT sets the ministry's own stated positions against what applicants in Busia, Mubende and Buhweju report experiencing.
- Policy · July 10, 2024
UNMC begins taking up statutory state stake
The Uganda National Mining Company, established under the 2022 Act, has begun formally acquiring the state's 15% free-carried interest in new large-scale mining licences.
- Policy · September 5, 2023
One million mining jobs by 2025?
The government's Mineral Resources Infrastructure Development Project (MRIP) targets more than a million jobs across the extended mineral value chain by 2025. The programme is ambitious - and the delivery risk is real.