Moses Byaruhanga
Western Uganda Correspondent · Field reporting desk
Moses Byaruhanga reports from Kasese, Buhweju and Hima on copper, cobalt and cement-sector minerals, and on vocational training pipelines linked to industrial employers.
Based in Fort Portal, Uganda
Areas of expertise
- Kilembe and Kasese
- Cement and industrial minerals
- Vocational training
Reporting by Moses Byaruhanga
- Copper & cobalt · June 18, 2025
Kilembe Mines concession advances at last
Government negotiators confirmed material progress in 2025 on a new concession for the Kilembe copper-cobalt complex in Kasese, ending a decade of stop-start talks.
- Copper & cobalt · April 4, 2023
Kilembe Mines revival still stalled
A decade after Tibet-Hima's concession collapsed, Kilembe Mines in Kasese remains dormant, and the district's economic planners are still waiting for a credible partner to bring the copper-cobalt complex back to life.