processing headquarters kampala uganda key people mohammed hamid group chairman & managing director products wheat bread flour construction hotels & resorts total assets us 400 million 2012 number of employees 5 000 2011 website homepage the aya group of companies commonly referred to as the aya group is a business conglomerate based in uganda . contents 1 location 2 overview 3 aya foundation 4 subsidiary companies 5 see also 6 references 7 external links location edit with headquarters at 62 bombo road kawempe in northern kampala uganda s largest city the group s business activities extend to the countries of burundi the democratic republic of the congo kenya rwanda tanzania uganda and south sudan . aya group also maintains subsidiaries in dubai united arab emirates and in new york city . the company headquarters is located approximately 9 kilometres 5.6 mi by road north of the central business district of the city . 1 the approximate coordinates of the aya group are 0 22 39.0 n 32 33 17.0 e latitude 0.377500 ; logitude 32.554725 . 2 overview edit as of june 2014 update the aya group was a fast growing conglomerate . it is one of the largest corporate employers in uganda with over 5 000 people under payroll . citation needed with a total asset base in excess of us 400 million the group is involved in the following business lines among others food processing investments transportation real estate development hospitality mining and merchandising . citation needed the 300 room kampala hilton hotel under construction by aya investments a subsidiary of the group sits on nakasero hill in central kampala . the hotel will cost over us 150 million to build and is hilton hotels largest investment in africa to date . it will be uganda s third 5 star hotel next to the kampala serena hotel which was commissioned in 2006 and the kampala intercontinental hotel currently under construction . 3 because the majority of construction materials are sourced locally the construction of this hotel has contributed enormously to uganda s economy . 4 fifi transport limited another group subsidiary owns a fleet of mercedes benz trucks fitted with state of the art global positioning satellite technology making this fleet one of the few to be so technologically equipped in this part of the world . citation needed aya foundation edit this section does not cite any sources . please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message the aya foundation is a non profit charitable organization that was set up on the urging mohammed hamid the group chairman . the foundation assists organizations that cater for needy children . one area that the foundation pays special attention to is the provision of pediatric medications . subsidiary companies edit the aya group includes but is not limited to the following companies 5 aya bakery limited kampala uganda aya biscuits limited kampala uganda aya foundation limited kampala uganda non profit charity helping needy children aya investments limited kampala uganda owners of kampala hilton hotel one of the only three 5 star hotels in uganda aya mills limited kampala uganda fifi transport limited kampala uganda pan afric commodities limited kampala uganda 6 aya minining limited kampala uganda aya mohammed trade plc. dubai united arab emirates aya property developers inc. new york city see also edit hilton hotels list of tallest buildings in kampala list of wealthiest people in uganda list of conglomerates in uganda kawempe division kampala capital city authority references edit distance between central kampala and kawempe with map . globefeed.com . retrieved 23 june 2014 . google . approximate location of the headquarters of aya group of companies at google maps . google maps . retrieved 23 june 2014 . allio emmy 14 june 2006 . nakasero hill excites hotelier . new vision . retrieved 23 june 2014 . vision reporter 2012 . uganda to earn 45 million annually from hilton hotel . new vision mobile . retrieved 23 june 2013 . newvision 29 april 2012 . i juggled business books at eight years . new vision . retrieved 23 june 2014 . vision reporters 24 july 2005 . pan afric installs 2 million bakery . new vision . retrieved 23 june 2014 . external links edit aya group homepage v t e kampala district capital kampala divisions kampala central division kawempe division lubaga division makindye division nakawa division neighborhoods banda bugoloobi bukoto busega butabika bwaise ggaba kabalagala kamwookya kansanga kaleerwe kanyanya kasubi katwe kawaala kawempe kibuli kibuye kigoowa kikaaya kisaasi kiwaatule kulambiro kololo kyambogo kyebando lubaga lungujja luzira makerere makindye mbuya mengo mpererwe mulago munyonyo muyenga naakulabye naguru najjanankumbi nakasero nakawa nakawa naguru estates namirembe namungoona namuwongo nateete ndeeba nsambya ntinda old kampala port bell wandegeya banking bank of uganda uganda deposit protection fund abc bank uganda barclays bank of uganda bank of africa uganda limited bank of baroda uganda limited bank of india uganda dfcu group cairo international bank centenary bank citibank commercial bank of africa crane bank dfcu bank diamond trust bank ecobank efc uganda limited equity bank exim bank uganda finance trust bank guaranty trust bank housing finance bank kcb bank uganda limited nc bank uganda orient bank postbank uganda stanbic bank uganda limited standard chartered uganda tropical bank united bank for africa east african development bank uganda development bank opportunity uganda limited pride microfinance limited efc uganda limited finca uganda limited ugafode microfinance limited exodus savings and credit cooperative society limited mercantile credit bank letshego microfinance uganda top finance bank uganda yako microfinance limited industry aya group cipla quality chemical industries limited fi holdings house of dawda group mukwano group kiira motors corporation media daily monitor new vision new vision group the independent uganda the observer uganda information technology africell uganda airtel uganda mtn uganda uganda communications commission uganda telecom vodafone uganda economy national housing and construction company tirupati development uganda limited insurance regulatory authority of uganda national food and drug authority national identification and registration authority national social security fund national water and sewerage corporation uganda securities exchange uganda investment authority ruparelia group kyagalanyi coffee limited brookside dairy limited jesa farm dairy limited uganda retirement benefits regulatory authority capital markets authority of uganda uganda coffee development authority roko construction transport air uganda uganda air cargo kampala airport uganda national roads authority entebbe kampala expressway kampala jinja expressway kampala jinja highway kampala entebbe road kampala gayaza road kampala bombo expressway kampala busunju expressway kampala mpigi expressway kampala masaka road kampala mityana road kampala hoima road kampala northern bypass highway kampala southern bypass highway energy umeme electricity regulatory authority uganda national oil company petroleum authority of uganda uganda electricity generation company limited uganda electricity transmission company limited uganda energy credit capitalisation company notable landmarks bulange uganda parliament buildings kampala capital city authority complex hotel africana kampala protea hotel kampala serena hotel kampala sheraton hotel imperial hotels group imperial royale hotel grand imperial hotel hotel equatoria kampala hilton hotel kampala intercontinental hotel kampala speke hotel mapeera house movement house munyonyo commonwealth resort speke resort and conference center church house east african development bank building bank of uganda building complex mengo palace banda kabaka s place namirembe cathedral rubaga cathedral makerere university main campus kampala tower kibuli mosque old kampala mosque uganda museum twed towers uganda national cultural centre kasubi tombs dfcu house pension towers jlos house project roman catholic archdiocese of kampala education aga khan university kampala cavendish university uganda habib medical school institute of petroleum studies kampala international health sciences university international university of east africa kampala international school kampala international university kampala university kibuli secondary school kitante hill secondary school kololo senior secondary school kyambogo university law development centre makerere college school makerere university makerere university business school mengo senior school nabisunsa girls secondary school rubaga community school st. augustine international university st. lawrence university uganda management institute uganda martyrs university school of medicine uganda national entrepreneurship development institute uganda technology and management university victoria university uganda uganda national council for higher education health aga khan university hospital kampala butabika hospital case medical centre international hospital kampala kadic hospital kampala hospital kampala medical chambers hospital kawempe general hospital kibuli hospital kiruddu general hospital lubaga hospital makerere university hospital mbuya military hospital mengo hospital mulago hospital mulago women s referral hospital murchison bay hospital upper mulago regional referral hospital nakasero hospital naguru general hospital nsambya hospital paragon hospital uganda cancer institute uganda heart institute uganda medical and dental practitioners council women s hospital international and fertility centre galilee community general jewish hospital of uganda international medical group notable people apolo nsibambi nasser sebaggala david serwadda fred ruhindi john 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