President Museveni also thanked Ms. Olivia Mugabe, who persuaded her brother, Mr. Francis to set up Kike Tropical Fruits Limited, for her persistence that led to the formation of the factory.
“I found that daughter of mine in Austria. She told me she wants to come back to Uganda and add a brick to the development of our country. I suggested to her that she find a market in Austria so that they could buy our products. She managed to get the market and then came back here to get what she could sell to them,” he said.
“When she realized that the Austrian market needed standard processed fruits, she mobilized her brother Francis to set up the factory. I want to thank Olivia and Francis for having spectacles that see far. You know, you Ugandans want to import a lot. Francis was an importer but later realized that he could manufacture what Ugandans import.”
