High Commissioner H.E. Nimisha Madhvani welcomed Ugandan writer Ms Yvonne Kusiima to the High Commission on 3rd October 2023.
Ms Kusiima's short story entitled "Weaving" is among 5 shortlisted for the 2023 Caine Prize for African writing, the most coveted literature award in Africa.
It is awarded to the best short story published by an African.
This week the Mission participated in the Birmingham - Uganda Investment Convention at the Burlington MacDonald Hotel.
Amb. John L Mugerwa gave the opening remarks on behalf of Uganda High Commission, highlighting the available Investment opportunities in Uganda in the areas of Agriculture, Health and Social Care and Real estate.
He stressed the Mission’s focus on boosting Commercial and Economic Diplomacy by urging the diaspora to channel their resources to investing back in Uganda.
Thank you to all those who attended our outreach services over the Bank Holiday weekend in which Mission staff provided advice on visas, passports, citizenship matters and registered applicants for the Uganda National ID.
Keynote Speakers included the Honorable Minister of Tourism Wildlife & Antiquities, Hon. Col. Tom R Butime and Mr. Amos Wekesa the Founder CEO of Great Lakes Safaris, one of Uganda’s leading tourism investors of Uganda.
H.E. Nimisha Madhvani officiated the UNMA-UK 3rd anniversary at Leonardo Royal Hotel in Oxford on Saturday 15th July 2023. Notable attendees included the Lord Mayor of Oxford, Luba Arshad, the Lord Lieutenant of Oxford, Moira Darlington, CEO of Tropical Health and Education Trust, Mr. Ben Simms along with senior NHS officials, highly qualified nurses, and midwives, two officials from Uganda High Commission London; Deputy High Commissioner Amb. John L. Mugerwa, Councillor Miriam Otengo, among others.
High Commissioner H.E. Nimisha Madhvani pictured with Secretary of State for Health and Social Care The Rt Hon Steve Barclay.
Her Excellency had great engagement with The Rt Hon Steve Barclay on pertinent issues of our partnership with the NHS ranging from regulations and NHS hiring nurses from Uganda.
Uganda's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, and Ireland, H.E. Nimisha Madhvani, received the prestigious UK-India Triumph Awards on July 12, 2023.
H.E. Nimisha Madhvani speaking at the Inaugural East African Women’s Business and Investment Forum 2023 on Tuesday 4th July 2023.
The goal of the East Africa Women’s Business Forum is to promote dialogue between the private and public sectors in the UK and East Africa to accelerate collective efforts towards realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, of the African Union.
'EXPLORE UGANDA THE PEARL OF AFRICA' BRAND LAUNCH IN THE UK
Last week, Hon. Col. Tom R Butime, Minister of Tourism Wildlife & Antiquities, H.E. Nimisha Madhvani, High Commissioner, Deputy High Commissioner, Amb. John Mugerwa, CEO of Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), Dr Lilly Ajarova and UTB Director, MS Yewagnesh Mamo Biriggwa, successfully launched the destination brand at the Uganda High Commission in London.
