Speaker Oboth Oboth (L) with the AKDN Representative, Mawji at Parliament on 15th October 2026.
By Johannah Nantongo
KAMPALA — The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is exploring investment in green hydrogen production in Uganda, with plans to develop products that could reduce farmers’ dependence on imported agricultural inputs.
Amin Mawji OBE, the network’s Diplomatic Representative in Uganda, disclosed the plans during a courtesy meeting with Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
Mawji said the proposed project would focus on producing green hydrogen-related products to support environmental sustainability and local agricultural production. He added that the organisation was engaging the Ministries of Energy and Finance to secure government support for the initiative.
The investment could provide an alternative source of locally produced agricultural inputs, although further details about the proposed facility, its production capacity and implementation timeline were not disclosed.
Mawji also briefed the Speaker on other investments by the network, including two pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities under construction in Namanve Industrial Park and plans involving Aga Khan University Hospital in Nakawa. He said the network would also operate a university teaching hospital.
Speaker Oboth welcomed the network’s contribution to Uganda’s development, particularly in education, healthcare and energy. He praised its approach to investment, saying its projects had contributed to the country beyond commercial interests.
“What I know about the Aga Khan is that when they get their hands on something, they do it for good, not focusing on profit but for development,” Oboth said.
The Speaker also highlighted the network’s longstanding involvement in Uganda through educational institutions, pharmaceutical investments and energy infrastructure, including the Bujagali hydropower project. He further cited Air Uganda, which operated in the country in the late 2000s and early 2010s, as part of the Aga Khan-linked investments that had contributed to Uganda’s economic development.
The proposed green hydrogen venture would add to the network’s investments in the country, with potential implications for agricultural productivity, industrial development and environmental sustainability. However, the project remains at the engagement stage, with discussions with the relevant government ministries still underway.