The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) Managing Director, Dr. Emmanuel Iyamulemye, is out of office.
This, after his contract ‘naturally’ expired September 30, 2021.
According to Apollo Kamugisha, the Director Development Services at UCDA, Dr. Iyamulemye was unable to renew his contract due to the absence of a Board.
In a letter dated October 8, 2021 to the Coffee sub-sector stakeholders, Kamugisha says “The line ministry, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, is working tirelessly to have a Board in place, which in turn, shall appoint the Managing Director as provided for in the National Coffee Act 2021.”
In the meantime, Kamugisha says, “Management would like to reassure all sub-sector stakeholders that UCDA continues to carry out its mandate to regulate, promote and oversee the quality of coffee along the entire value chain, support research and development, promote production, and improve the marketing of coffee in order to optimize foreign exchange earnings for the country and payments to the farmers.”