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[The New Vision @newvisionwire]

"At one of the sites, we have over 8,000 people on board with 95% of them Ugandans. Each of them wakes up in the morning and needs breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and an evening meal.

Multiply those meals by 8,000. Seven days a week. Where is all that food coming from? We are an agricultural economy. We are farmers.":-Innocent Kihika, Senior Partner @SM_Co_Advocates speaking @JSConversations @elisonk

[SM&Co.Advocates @SM_Co_Advocates]

"The First oil already came many years ago. So I don't want us to have an anticlimax. The things are right in front of you." - @Innocentkihika speaking @JSConversations @elisonk @PAU_Uganda

[SM&Co.Advocates @SM_Co_Advocates]

Thank you, @JSConversations, for hosting our @Innocentkihika as he shared his technical knowledge on the current opportunities in Uganda's Oil and Gas industry. @nbstv @newvisionwire @elisonk @PAU_Uganda

[SM&Co.Advocates @SM_Co_Advocates]

@Innocentkihika: "I will be writing a book on the industry geared toward law practice, geared for the younger generation, to give them personally the knowledge that I have had. Maybe to the guy still in school. The generations have to move." @JSConversations @elisonk

[JSC Conversations @JSConversations]

This Day

[The New Vision @newvisionwire]

One of the biggest challenges is bureaucracy in public service.

According to Innocent Kihika, many delays start right at the regulator or commission offices where services are expected. People arrive early, but often find officers absent, slow, or unhelpf,slowing down the entire process

He shared this during @JSConversations. @elisonk @SM_Co_Advocates

[NBS Television @nbstv]

“A foreign investor coming to invest looks at regulatory risk. Are you certain in your regulations? You cannot wake up one day and say it is A, and by midday shift to B. Certainty is important, whether it is for a foreign investor, a local investor, or even the tax authority.”

Innocent Kihika, Senior Partner at SM & Co. Advocates, speaking at #JSCConversations @elisonk

#NBSUpdates

[NBS Television @nbstv]

“The skills and development training is there. It is being carried out. NGOs are conducting some of it. Farmers are being trained on handling produce and quality. It just has to be well publicized, but it is there.”

Innocent Kihika, Senior Partner at SM & Co. Advocates, speaking at #JSCConversations @elisonk

#NBSUpdates

[Elison Karuhanga @elisonk]

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[The New Vision @newvisionwire]

Tune in TODAY at 7:00 PM for JSC Conversations.

We shall discuss: Opportunities in Energy, Oil and Gas Positioning Uganda Right.

We will be joined by Innocent Kihika, Senior Partner at @SM_Co_Advocates, one of Uganda’s leading law firms, and a member of the Board of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda. @elisonk

[PAU_Uganda @PAU_Uganda]

Uganda stands at a defining moment.
First oil is within sight. New investments are reshaping #Uganda's energy landscape.

The decisions made today will determine not only how much wealth is created, but whether that wealth translates into stronger institutions, better opportunities and lasting prosperity.
How prepared are we for this moment?

Are Ugandan businesses ready to participate meaningfully in the opportunities emerging from oil, gas and energy? Is our legal and regulatory framework fit for purpose? What lessons have we learned from the journey so far? What opportunities exist for lawyers, entrepreneurs, investors and young professionals? And what role must our institutions play if Uganda is to realise the full promise of its natural resources? These questions demand more than commentary. They demand experience.

This Tuesday, @elisonk is joined by Innocent Kihika, Senior Partner at
@SM_Co_Advocates one of Uganda's leading law firms and a member of the Board of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda. Mr Kihika has enjoyed a closer view of the intersection between law, energy, investment and national development.

The conversation will range from oil and gas to the wider energy sector, from local content and investment to the future of legal practice.

If energy is the fuel of development, law is the framework that determines whether that fuel ignites prosperity. Join @elisonk for what promises to be a timely and important conversation.
Time check: 7:00pm

📍 Live on: X:
@elisonk
YouTube: @JSCConversations

[JSC Conversations @JSConversations]

Live this TUESDAY

[Alfred Muyaaka @MuyaakaAlfred]

This week’s @JSConversations will be held on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m instead of Wednesday, in observance of Martyrs’ Day.

Join us for a timely conversation with Innocent Kihika, Senior Partner, @SM_Co_Advocates and Board Member of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda @PAU_Uganda , as we explore oil, gas, energy, investment, local content, judicial backlog, and economic growth.

Tuesday, 2 June 2026 | 7:00 p.m.

Set a reminder for the space https://t.co/uAktT3pyCO

[Elison Karuhanga @elisonk]

Uganda stands at a defining moment.

First oil is within sight. New investments are reshaping the country's energy landscape. The decisions we make today will determine not only how much wealth we create, but whether that wealth translates into stronger institutions, better opportunities and lasting prosperity.

How prepared are we for this moment?

Are Ugandan businesses ready to participate meaningfully in the opportunities emerging from oil, gas and energy? Is our legal and regulatory framework fit for purpose? What lessons have we learned from the journey so far? What opportunities exist for lawyers, entrepreneurs, investors and young professionals? And what role must our institutions play if Uganda is to realise the full promise of its natural resources?

These questions demand more than commentary. They demand experience.

This Tuesday, we are joined by Innocent Kihika, Senior Partner at @SM_Co_Advocates one of Uganda's leading law firms and a member of the Board of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda. Few lawyers have enjoyed a closer view of the intersection between law, energy, investment and national development.

Our conversation will range from oil and gas to the wider energy sector, from local content and investment to the future of legal practice. We shall also discuss an issue of growing concern to the business community: the impact of judicial backlog and dispute resolution on investment, infrastructure development and economic growth.

If energy is the fuel of development, law is the framework that determines whether that fuel ignites prosperity.

Please note that JSC Conversations will exceptionally be held on Tuesday this week, rather than our usual Wednesday slot, in observance of Martyrs' Day.

Join us for what promises to be a timely and important conversation.

JSC Conversations

Tuesday, 2 June 2026

[NBS Television @nbstv]

Join #JSCConversations this Tuesday, 2 June 2026 at 7 PM as @elisonk hosts Innocent Kihika, Partner at SM & Co. Advocates, for a discussion on:

“Opportunities in Energy, Oil and Gas: Positioning Uganda Right.”

📍 Live on:
X: @elisonk YouTube: @JSCConversations

#NBSUpdates

[JSC Conversations @JSConversations]

Dear Listeners, let’s talk about:
Opportunities in Energy, Oil and Gas Positioning Uganda Right

[JSC Conversations @JSConversations]

Please to see one of our original hosts, @Rushongoza, return to the chair for what promises to be another sharp and necessary conversation. Few moderate public debate with his clarity, calm and intellectual discipline. Kampala, this is one worth showing up for.

[JSC Conversations @JSConversations]

In countries like Rwanda, technology has greatly supported growth. Procurement is done online, and there is no direct interaction between procurement committees and people bidding for work. This reduces influence peddling and corruption.

[JSC Conversations @JSConversations]

Developers in Uganda, it is high time they started appreciating and doing things in a formal way, where you don’t just get a neighbour to start constructing an apartment block.