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Okot Chiwanuka

Senior Economist at Uganda's Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development; discusses fiscal policy and national budget implications for Uganda's startup ecosystem

Jul 13, 2026

Grab A Coffee

Grab A Coffee

Grab A Coffee; The Founder's Budget Brief

Jul 13 · 42m

SimonHOST
9:17
Mm-hmm
Okot ChiwanukaGUEST
9:17
... you're an early stage innovator, you can access the innovation fund.
Okot ChiwanukaGUEST
9:22
If you're a woman-owned business, you can go to Grow.
Okot ChiwanukaGUEST
9:24
If you are an informal enterprise, you can go to Emuyga, you can go to Katale.
Okot ChiwanukaGUEST
9:29
If you're a creative artist, we have a creative fund worth 33 billion that is going online now.
Okot ChiwanukaGUEST
9:34
If you're an STI, there's about 29 billion for that fund, although it's, the target is to reach 100 billion, uh, as well.
Okot ChiwanukaGUEST
9:41
For parish enterprises, although our parishes are a bit overpopulated here in the urban centers, but that's also available to you.

21 MINS LATER

SimonHOST
30:29
Mm-hmm.

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