The Mukwano group of industries with its deep-rooted origins had a humble beginning with a single laundry soap production line installed in 1986. Today, close to just two decades later, it is a conglomerate of varied business interests ranging from manufacturing to transport and logistics to property development within Uganda and spanning across the Great Lakes region. Employing in excess of 7,000 individuals who share a common vision, Mukwano is committed to deliver world class products and services at affordable prices to the people of this region and Sub Saharan Africa. Today the Mukwano Group has varied interests and has several companies serving different business sectors in Uganda. These include:MUKWANO INDUSTRIESManufacturer of renowned super foaming laundry bar soaps such as: Chapa nyota, chapa simba, chapa Mukwano. The company has been in the service of the east and sub Saharan African household for the last 2 decades, producing not only lasting, high quality soaps, but also a lasting friendship with its customers through excellent customer services and stringent quality standards. Mukwano Industries is the holding company of other companies in the Mukwano group.A.K. Oils and Fats Limited Manufacturer of Mukwano vegetable cooking oil, Tamu vegetable cooking oil, New Tamu vegetable cooking fat, Tamu bakers fat, Nice fry deep frying fat and Marina catering Margarine. A.K. Oils & Fats is one of the leading producers of edible oils and fats in Uganda and the East African region.The company is engaged in the manufacture of premium refined sunflower, cottonseed oil and sesame seed oil for the local and regional market. The company’s state of the art vegetable oil complex is one of the largest in the region.Mukwano Personal Care Products Limited Manufacturers of Blue Nomi detergent powder, Hira blue detergent powder, Supa liquid detergent, Dazzelene floor cleaner, Klix scouring powder and Blik liquid bleach. Mukwano Personal Care Products Limited is a modern and fully automated detergent plant manufacturing a full range of quality detergent and hygiene products in both liquid and powder form.A.K. Plastics (U) LimitedManufacturers of a range of commercial and house hold plastic ware such as crates, plates, basins, mugs, buckets, food containers plastic jerry and PET containers. A.K. Plastics (U) Limited caters virtually to the total in house packing requirements as well as supplies to other industrial and house hold users.Mukwano sweets & Confectionaries Manufacturers of hard-boiled candy and lollipops in exciting assorted fruit flavors. Also in the pipeline is the manufacture of chocolate based and center filled confectionery.A.K. Transporters LimitedA vital arm of the group, this division provides transport and logistics support to members companies, and also specializes in road, rail and marine transport of conventional, containerized and liquid cargo. Provides warehousing and freight forwarding solutions in the East African region. 

First established in Lebanon in 1979, as agents for international chemical companies such as Shell, Solvochem has rapidly evolved to suit the ever-growing demands of present day. Capitalising on the availability of tank storage in Lebanon, Solvochem then initiated and developed an alternate transport and delivery system for the distribution of goods to other neighbouring countries. Thus assisting industrialists to convert to using road tank-car bulk deliveries instead of drummed liquid products, facilitating the complete work system. With the efficiency of this conversion Solvochem took the lead and expanded to establish independent bulk terminals in Aqaba, Jordan allowing them to serve the eastern part of the Levant in addition to another terminal in Adabiyah port to serve Egypt. Solvochem's success in those markets was extended through cooperation and joint ventures to establish a marketing presence in Africa in addition to a nucleus terminal in Kenya. Today Solvochem is continuously expanding the scope of its operations. It anticipates, and is well positioned to meet the increasing demand for competitive logistics and services, as the developing economies in the area continue to require more diversified products.

Founded in 1983 to exploit the patented design for an Automatic Voltage Switcher or AVS, Sollatek (UK) Ltd has since become one of the leading makers of specialist products to protect electrical and electronic equipment in the world. Sollatek Kenya was started in 1985 and is the leading branch within the group. Now with offices in 14 countries and an active distribution network in 24 more, Sollatek has grown rapidly to become a truly global company. The AVS was the first in what has become a complete family of products designed to deal effectively with the disturbances, such as under and over voltage levels, spikes and surges that are increasingly common in the mains electricity supply and can damage or even destroy connected electrical equipment. Fuelled by the explosive growth in the use of electronic controls within most electrically powered equipment, usually with a sensitive micro circuit at its heart, a thriving market has developed for Sollatek products as users discover how vulnerable their equipment is to unreliable or poor quality electricity supply. As a result Sollatek has become a household name, particularly in the developing world, where electrical utility suppliers still strive to provide a stable and continuous source of power.  Today the Sollatek voltage protection product range includes full lines of voltage switchers, stabilisers, conditioners and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). So whether the need is to control the quality or continuity of electrical supply, Sollatek is sure to have a solution. All research & development of Sollatek products is done at its 15,000 square feet facility in Slough, England, while manufacturing is done in China & Egypt where they are shipped to over 190 countries worldwide.

Pharm Access Africa Limited (PAAL) is a healthcare organization linking private sector initiative to those of donor organizations to enhance healthcare to communities. PAAL was set up in early 2001 with the object of increasing access to healthcare in the Anglophone and Francophone countries of Eastern and Central Africa. In 2001, health expenditure per capita in Kenya was US$29. The figure was US$14 for Uganda, US$12 for Tanzania and US$3 for Ethiopia compared to the global figure of US$500. Access to healthcare is very limited - with over 50 per cent of populations having no access to healthcare whatsoever. With close to 65 percent of those living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and all of them being in the most active and economically productive years of their lives, HIV/AIDS will put further pressure on these impoverished economies. All the health sector and economic gains have been eroded in the last decade. According to a report presented to the British Parliamentarians and The Royal African Society on May 20th 2004, 'The disease depresses sub-Saharan GDP rate by 0.8 percentage points. In the worst hit countries, where more than one-fifth of the adults have HIV, the burden is 2.6 points'. PAAL started off with offering consultancy services on accelerated access programs to one of the largest pharmaceutical companies and their associates in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Sales and Marketing consultancies along with assistance in regulatory affairs are offered to a number of local and to some international companies. Pharm Access Africa Limited supports DART study on anti-retroviral therapy at The Joint Clinical Resaerch Centre in Kampala, Virus Research Institute, Entebbe and The University of Zimbabwe, Harare. This is in collaboration with The Imperial College London and The Medical Research Council of Great Britain. Pharm Access Africa Limited works closely with the Kenya Association of Manufacturers, HIV-AIDS Business Council, African Medical Research Foundation, Global Health International, National Organization of Peer Educators, Touch Africa- Michael Kijana Wamalwa Foundation, National Museums of Kenya and I Choose Life. Healthcare in Africa As a (semi-) public good, healthcare requires large government intervention. However, many African countries suffer from limited state capabilities and poor institutions. As a result, many people turn to the private sector and, since insurance is not available for most, pay for healthcare out-of-pocket. Despite its important role, the private sector is often weakly regulated and highly fragmented. Due to the high investment risk it has limited or no access to the capital required for quality improvement and expansion of its services. And low quality in the clinics means low trust among patients. Another reason for few insured patients. The high proportion of out-of-pocket spending and the lack of trust in healthcare provision leads to low and unpredictable income for healthcare providers. This limits their options for investing in the quality, scope and scale of their services even further.

Thanks to our qualified staff, our products, our workshops and our supervision and assembly teams, Socabelec conceives and applies turnkey solutions, always meeting customer’s specific needs. Our company mission is o offer proximity industrial services: to meet the needs (cabling, optical fibre, robotics, automation) of industrial companies (glass, quarries, cement works, chemists) throughout the East Africa region. We also offer specific industrial services to international glass producers and so meet the specific needs of the glass industry all around the world. Thanks to our glass specialisation acquired in the Silice Valley, Socabelec has a real competitive edge in this area. Our competence In every technique field, success is possible thanks to our competence. Socabelec offers its customers reliable technologies in accordance to the most recent knowledge. Our flexibility An industrial production chain is never standard and can never stop. Socabelec has the ability to solve unique problems. Our People Even if the production is automated, it has to be managed by people. Socabelec is a person to person services company. Our Technology In order for production costs in East Africa to be economica, Socabelec must be at the forefront of the technologic know-how.