Kakira
| Kakira | |
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 Kakira
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| Coordinates: 00°30′00″N 33°16′48″E / 0.5°N 33.28°E | |
| Country |  Uganda |
| Region | Eastern Uganda |
| Sub-region | Busoga sub-region |
| District | Jinja District |
| Elevation | 4,003 ft (1,220 m) |
Kakira is a town in Eastern Uganda. It is the location of the International headquarters of the Madhvani Group.
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[edit] Location
Kakira is located in Jinja District, approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of downtown Jinja on the highway to Iganga.[1] The coordinates of the town are:00 30 00N, 33 16 48E (Latitude:0.5000; Longitude:33.2800).
[edit] Overview
Kakira is the location of the headquarters of the Madhvani Group conglomerate. On a 9,500 hectares (37 sq mi) estate, the Group owns a sugarcane farm and a sugar manufacturing complex, Kakira Sugar Works. They also own a sweets & confectionery factory, Kakira Sweets & Confectioneries Limited. Also on the estate the Group has an electricity generating plant, producing 22MW of power for use on the complex with the excess sold to the Ugandan national grid. Narshibhai Naran Pankhania and family are well known in Kakira. The Madhvani estate at Kakira employs in excess of 7,500 people.[2] The Madhvani Group also own a private 100-bed hospital; Kakira Hospital and a private airport, Kakira Airport, (ICAO: HUKK).[3]
[edit] Madhvani Companies at Kakira
The Madhvani Group Industrial complex at Kakira includes but is not limited to the following companies:
- Kakira Airport - ICAO: HUKK
- Kakira Electricity Company - Owners of Kakira Power Station, with capacity 22 Mega Watts. In process of upgrading to 50MW
- Kakira Sugar Works - Employs in excess of 7,500
- Kakira Sweets & Confectioneries Limited
- Madhvani Soap Factory Limited
- Muljibhai Madhvani Foundation
- TPSC Uganda Limited - Aircraft Maintenance
- Kakira Hospital - Capacity 100 beds with ICU, surgical theaters and pediatric unit
- The offices of Kakira Town Council
