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Before joining Uganda Baati, she served as the Corporate Relations, Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Lead at Uganda Breweries Limited. Her leadership extended to her role as Chairperson of the Uganda Alcohol Industry Association, where she navigated complex regulatory landscapes and led industry advocacy efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her new role, Tahakanizibwa is expected to drive Uganda Baati\u2019s corporate affairs agenda, deepen government and industry relations, and support the company\u2019s growth objectives. Her appointment aligns with Uganda Baati\u2019s vision to not only maintain its market leadership but also to actively shape the public policy and regulatory environment for the industry\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda Baati Ltd part of the Safal Group one of the leading steel and roofing industry captains has appointed Jackie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/jac.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12473,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/president-museveni-appoints-new-pau-board-to-be-led-by-lynda-biribonwa\/","url_meta":{"origin":15318,"position":0},"title":"President Museveni appoints New PAU Board To Be Led By Lynda Biribonwa","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"July 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Ms Lynda Biribonwa, an environment, health, and safety specialist, has been appointed Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), succeeding Ms Jane N. 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