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Johannesburg, South Africa: In a move aimed at fast-tracking homegrown solutions for Uganda’s progress, a Ugandan delegation led by Paul Amoru, the Ugandan High Commissioner, held a strategic meeting with the MTN team led by MTN South Africa’s General Manager for Enterprise Solutions, Sudipto Moitra.
The delegation included representatives from the Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat in the President’s Office (STI-OP), Kiira Motors Corporation, and MTN Uganda. The meeting followed the successful arrival of the Kayoola E-Coach in South Africa from Uganda.
The discussions focused on establishing strategic collaborations and public–private partnerships to foster the co-creation of innovative solutions across the bureaus under STI-OP.
MTN South Africa’s General Manager for Enterprise Solutions, Sudipto Moitra, addresssing the delegation.
Catherine Muwumuza, Superintendent of Support Services at STI-OP, called for a common ground between MTN and STI-OP to scale the development and distribution of Uganda’s technology and products across the continent and beyond.
“The Kayoola Electric bus is proof that what we created truly works. Moving people requires connectivity and that’s where MTN comes in. We need further conversations to foster collaboration with MTN’s continental reach to drive e-mobility,” Muwumuza said, referring to the Ugandan-made Kayoola fully electric bus.
Kiira Motors Corporation’s flagship bus set off from Kampala on 20 November, embarking on a 13,000 km expedition to Cape Town, South Africa, and back to Kampala. By the time it reached Johannesburg, it had covered 38.7% of the journey—equivalent to 4,916 km—and saved 2,270 kg of carbon emissions.
This dialogue was informed by the successful partnership between MTN Uganda and Kiira Motors, which delivered Africa’s first fully connected, digital electric bus.
MTN’s Moitra shared MTN’s journey from a telecom company to a tech company, highlighting the latest innovations in the MTN ICT proposition.
“We have seen a lot of innovations from Uganda and are well poised to co-create with Uganda. The MTN leadership is willing to support and scale the country’s innovation agenda,” Moitra said.
Ambassador Amoru thanked MTN for adhering to the President’s call during the Uganda-South Africa Investment Summit.
“The president urged private companies such as MTN to support public-private partnerships such as these. I am happy to see that we are having these engagements,” Amoru said.
The engagement reaffirmed a shared commitment to scalable innovation, strengthened ecosystems, and the development of solutions that accelerate Africa’s progress.
MTN Uganda is a leading telecoms company in Uganda with a primary objective of carrying on the business of a national operator of a telecommunications network pursuant to the National Telecommunications Operator (NTO) licence granted by the Uganda Telecommunications Commission (UCC). Among our offerings are network services, digital and financial technology services, interconnect and roaming, sale of mobile devices, and MTN Mobile Money (conducted through subsidiary MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited). MTN has a presence in all 134 districts of Uganda. Services are delivered through a network of over 232,000 MoMo agents, 89,000 MoMo merchants, 200 service stores and 13 main distributors. For the period ended September 30, 2025, MTN Uganda had 23.5 million subscribers, 14.2 million MoMo users, and 11.0 million active data users.
Launched in 1994, the MTN Group is a leading emerging market operator with a clear vision to lead the delivery of a bold new digital world to our 288 million customers in 18 countries in Africa and the Middle East. We are inspired by our belief that everyone deserves the benefits of a modern, connected life. The MTN Group is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa under the share code “MTN.” We are pursuing our Ambition 2025 strategy, focusing on growth in data, fintech, and digital businesses.
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