Finance Ministry Bids Farewell to Outgoing World Bank Country Manager

The Finance Ministry hosted a farewell dinner for the Outgoing World Bank Country Manager, Mukami Kariuki who has completed her tour of duty in Uganda.

During the dinner held at Kampala Serena Hotel, the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury (PS/ST), Ramathan Ggoobi on behalf of the Ministry thanked the outgoing World Bank Country Manager for doing a fantastic job in supporting the development agenda of Uganda.

"I want to appreciate you very heartly for the support you have rendered to the Ministry. Your professionalism, dedication and openness to dialogue has set a commendable standard for our continuous collaboration with the Bank," said Ggoobi.

The PS/ST said her commitment and engagement has contributed to the delivery of various interventions, adding that the key milestones for which Mukami will be remembered include; signature of a number of projects in both loans and grants worth USD 2.251 billion.

The World Bank funded projects are in areas of infrastructure development including roads construction, energy, education, livelihoods improvement and agriculture among others.

The PSST also said Mukami has supported Government to improve on the performance of projects compared to the previous years.

The Governor Bank of Uganda Michael Atingi-Ego said Mukami had Uganda at heart and was very passionate in moving forward World Bank (WB) funded programmes in Uganda.

He particularly applauded the INVITE project, noting that it will ease access to patient capital especially for Ugandans engaged in manufacturing and export value chains.

On her part, Mukami thanked the Finance Ministry for organising the farewell dinner in recognition of the work she has done in Uganda.

She urged Government to be innovative, to effectively deliver projects using the available resources, adding that the amount of resources for financing such projects are expected to be limited in the future.

She also commended Government of Uganda for the good policy of supporting and hosting refugees.