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Cracks appear in Bitature’s empire

Heavily indebted and dropped by the government, Patrick Bitature is selling Electro-Maxx. It’s a signal that Museveni’s main backers are being sidelined. [...] (365 words)

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Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development
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Ed Fuller
Electro-Maxx
International Finance Corp
Jacobsen Electro
Marriot International
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Patrick Bitature
Private Sector Foundation Uganda
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TMRC, the darling of the World Bank

Museveni on the warpath against the NRM's private supporters

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