private industry manufacture & distribution of sugar founded 1930 headquarters kakira uganda key people mayur madhvani group managing director products sugar number of employees 7 500 2011 website www.kakirasugar.com kakira sugar works limited often referred to as kakira sugar works ksw is a leading sugar manufacturer in uganda the third largest economy in the east african community . contents 1 location 2 overview 3 history 4 ownership 5 new developments 6 see also 7 references 8 external links location edit the main factories of the company are located in the town of kakira in jinja district eastern uganda . this location lies approximately 16 kilometres 9.9 mi by road northeast of jinja the nearest large town . 1 kakira is located approximately 100 kilometres 62 mi by road east of kampala the capital of uganda and the largest city in that country . 2 the coordinates of the main factory are 0 30 36.0 n 33 17 24.0 e latitude 0.5100 ; longitude 33.2900 . 3 in addition to the factories in kakira the company maintains a corporate office along 5th street in bugoloobi in kampala industrial area and offices and warehouses in kakira jinja and kampala . overview edit kakira sugar works is the largest manufacturer of sugar in uganda producing an estimated 165 000 metric tonnes of sugar annually accounting for about 47 % of the national output in 2011 . 4 5 kinyara sugar works in masindi district is uganda s second largest sugar manufacturer accounting for about 31 % of annual national output . sugar corporation of uganda limited scoul in buikwe district accounts for about 17 % of national production . the remaining 5 % about 15 000 metric tonnes annually is produced by sango bay estates limited in sango bay rakai district . see annual production & market share among uganda s sugar manufacturers the sugar produced by the companies is marketed to the eastern african countries of south sudan democratic republic of the congo burundi rwanda tanzania kenya and uganda . kakira sugar works is the flagship business of the madhvani group of companies the largest conglomerate in uganda accounting for over 10 % of the gross domestic product gdp of uganda in 2010 . 6 kakira sugar works possesses its own social infrastructure free schools for employees children roads hospitals staff housing ... 7 history edit in 1920 the vithaldas haridas & company under the management of muljibhai madhvani a twenty six year old indian born ugandan businessman entrepreneur industrialist and philanthropist purchased 800 acres 3.2 km2 of land in kakira between jinja and iganga for the purpose of starting a sugar factory . 8 muljibhai later became the managing director of vithaldas haridas & company . that sugar complex later renamed kakira sugar works opened in 1930 . by adding to the original parcel of land through purchases the company land holdings at kakira were in excess of 9 500 hectares 37 sq mi as of april 2009 . 9 the sugar manufacturing complex at kakira employs over 7 500 people according to the company website . in 1987 kakira sugar works went through a 59.38 million rehabilitation program funded by the world bank and the african development bank . in 2000 the madhvani group acquired 100 % of kakira sugar works shares . 8 ownership edit kakira sugar works is a 100 % subsidiary of the madhvani group based in kakira uganda . the group s shareholding is private and is not widely publicly known . new developments edit as of november 2013 update kakira sugar works limited is in the middle a us 75 million about ugx 191 billion factory expansion and upgrade . us 30 million about ugx 76.5 billion will be raised through a 10 year corporate bond on the uganda securities exchange and the remainder will be sourced from local banks . when the upgrade is completed the factory s sugarcane crushing capacity will be increased to 7 500 tonnes per day . the co generation capacity of kakira power station will also increase from 22 megawatts to 52 megawatts . 10 kakira sugar works announced in july 2014 that it would start the construction of an ethanol producing plant by the end of 2016 . 11 see also edit kakira jinja jinja district madhvani group muljibhai madhvani kakira power station uganda sugar factories references edit road distance between jinja and kakira with map . globefeed.com . retrieved 13 july 2014 . map showing kampala and kakira with distance marker . globefeed.com . retrieved 13 july 2014 . google . location of kakira sugar works at google maps . google maps . retrieved 13 july 2014 . among barbara 8 december 2008 . kakira doubles sugar production . new vision . retrieved 13 july 2014 . ojambo fred 5 april 2011 . ugandan sugar producers plan to invest 197 million to expand diversify . bloomberg news . retrieved 13 june 2014 . ksw . 2011 . kakira sugar works our history . kakira sugar works ksw . retrieved 13 july 2014 . flick david 2007 . africa continent of economic opportunity . se publisher . p. 349 . isbn 1 919855 44 0 . retrieved 5 april 2015 . a b about us . kakirasugar.com . retrieved 5 april 2015 . odongo jacobs 29 july 2008 . from india penniless madhvani made a fortune in uganda . new vision . retrieved 13 july 2014 . kulabako faridah 15 november 2013 . kakira sugar issues shs76 billion bond to raise capital for expansion . daily monitor . retrieved 13 july 2014 . fred ojambo 25 july 2014 . uganda s kakira sugar plans to produce ethanol fuel by 2016 . bloomberg.com . retrieved 5 april 2015 . external links edit website of kakira sugar works profile of muljibhai madhvani at newvision.co.ug uganda s total annual sugar production to hit 350 000 metric tonnes in 2011 website of uganda sugar cane technologists association uscta madhvani group in us 30 million bond on the use coordinates 00 30 36 n 33 17 24 e 0.51000 n 33.29000 e 0.51000 ; 33.29000 v t e jinja district capital buwenge counties and sub counties butembe county towns and villages jinja buwenge bugembe kakira kimaka walukuba masese nalufeenya mpummudde economy madhvani group kakira sugar works nile breweries bank of africa uganda limited bank of baroda uganda limited barclays bank of uganda centenary bank crane bank dfcu bank diamond trust bank equity bank uganda limited orient bank kcb bank uganda limited postbank uganda stanbic bank uganda limited standard chartered uganda united bank for africa tropical bank pride microfinance limited finance trust bank opportunity uganda limited energy nalubaale hydroelectric power station kiira hydroelectric power station bujagali hydroelectric power station kakira power station notable landmarks river nile roman catholic diocese of jinja education uganda senior command and staff college uganda junior staff college nsaka university makerere university eastern campus jinja college jinja philosophy center busoga college mwiiri kiira college butiki madhvani college wairaka wanyange girls school jinja girls seondary school jinja senior secondary school st. james senior secondary school transport jinja airport kakira airport jinja kamuli mbulamuti road kampala jinja highway kampala jinja expressway jinja iganga bugiri tororo road new jinja bridge nalubaale bridge health buwenge general hospital jinja regional referral hospital notable people muljibhai madhvani mayur madhvani muhammad kezaala baswale daudi migereko aaron kirunda retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kakira sugar works & oldid 742044976 categories companies of ugandacompanies established in 1930jinja districteastern region ugandasugar companiesmadhvani groupagriculture in ugandafood and drink companies established in 1930hidden categories articles containing potentially dated statements from november 2013all articles containing potentially dated statementscoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured 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