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Ugandan electrical engineer, businesswoman and politician

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Irene Muloni is a Ugandan electrical engineer,businesswoman and politician and also a Senior Presidential Advisor to Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. She was previously Cabinet Minister for Energy and Minerals in the Ugandan Cabinet until December 2019, serving from 27 May 2011.

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Alternative Names: Irene Margaret Nafuna Muloni • Irene Nafuna Muloni

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When you are a foreign company and you partner with a local one, they do the groundwork. They know the local environment, they know the language, they are able to pursue things on the ground much faster.

The important issue so far has been to make sure that the country is stable.

If you are the owner of the resources and you are ignorant, then they can take you for a ride. It’s important to be knowledgeable.

We don’t want hydrocarbons to be a curse; we want to embrace that blessing and fully benefit from it.”

We also need energy to be able to exploit our mineral wealth. We have plenty of renewable energy sources, from hydro to solar, geothermal, wind and nuclear, that we have lined up to ensure that we support the transformation process in the country.

As a country we are blessed. We are rich in natural resources which include petroleum, minerals, energy resources, agricultural land, beautiful weather and rich soils. The political stability and the peace that is prevailing in the country right now create a conducive climate for us to exploit these natural resources.