{"id":6246,"date":"2022-07-21T17:24:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T17:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=6246"},"modified":"2022-07-21T17:24:43","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T17:24:43","slug":"uganda-printing-and-publishing-corporation-to-launch-activities-to-mark-120-years-in-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/uganda-printing-and-publishing-corporation-to-launch-activities-to-mark-120-years-in-service\/","title":{"rendered":"UGANDA PRINTING AND PUBLISHING CORPORATION TO LAUNCH ACTIVITIES TO MARK 120 YEARS IN SERVICE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC) will  tomorrow friday July, 22th 2022 launch activities for its 120 years celebrations. The Corporation, one of the oldest institutions in Uganda, was started by the colonial government in 1902 and lived through the decades serving the government as the official printer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The launch will take place at Golf Course Hotel, Kampala starting at 8:00AM. The Minister for Presidency Hon. Milly Babalanda is the expected Chief Guest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Corporation prints and publishes all government laws and public legal notices in the weekly government newspaper, The Gazette. <\/em>The Corporation is also serving government ministries, departments and agencies and the president recently made a directive that all government institutions should offer at least 40% of their printing business to UPPC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With state-of-the-art printing machines, the Corporation is also serving the private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mr. Kenneth Oluka, the Corporation\u2019s acting Managing Director says the 120 years celebrations is a unique opportunity for UPPC to celebrate distinguished service to the country and showcase a unique history. \u201cWe want to showcase our history by holding exhibitions through which we will show the evolution of printing in the country. We will show the equipment that we have used for printing over the past century. We invite the public to come to see and learn this history\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oluka added; \u201cthis celebration is an important milestone in the history of our nation.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A number of activities have been lined up for the celebration. They include; publishing a souvenir Magazine, a walk, exhibitions, hosting industrial institutions of learning, visiting legal institutions of learning, special parliament motion, a dinner,  among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About UPPC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPPC\u2019s head office is located along Airport Road in Entebbe, with a major outlet in Kampala City at Airways House. We also have outlets in Mbale, Jinja, Hoima, Mbarara, Fort Portal and Kapchorwa among others. For details about the corporation and the UPPC @120 years celebrations; visit our website on www.uppc.go.ug or contact us directly through our WhatsApp number; 0783914332.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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