About Us
Management and Staff of NBOI
About Us
WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO
Nile Basin Ore Innovations Uganda Limited is a newly registered Ugandan multi-sector investment and innovation company headquartered in Kampala. While rooted in strategic ore value addition, we are a gateway for transformative investments across the entire Nile Basin region - from minerals to agriculture to emerging opportunities.
We were founded to solve one problem: The Nile Basin is rich in resources but poor in value addition, organized investment, and market linkages. We bridge that gap.
OUR VISION
To be the leading Pan-Nile investment and innovation gateway, unlocking the wealth of the Nile Basin - from ores to soils to opportunities - for sustainable prosperity.
OUR MISSION
To identify, innovate and invest in high-potential ventures across the Nile Basin and to attract, de-risk and channel credible investors into bankable opportunities that create jobs, food security and industrial growth.
OUR 5 CORE BUSINESS PILLARS
- Mining & Ore Value Addition
Exploration, processing, and ethical trading of strategic minerals - moving from raw ore to finished value. - Commercial Agriculture & Agro-Processing
Large-scale farming, value addition, storage and export - leveraging the fertile Nile Basin soils. - Investment Promotion & Facilitation
We source, vet, and package bankable projects and link them to local and foreign investors. We de-risk investment in Uganda and the Nile Basin. - General Trade & Supply Chain
Import, export and supply of strategic goods and industrial inputs across the region. - Research, Consultancy & Project Development
Feasibility studies, investor roadshows, market linkages and innovation incubation.
OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Innovating Ore, Growing Investments, Empowering the Nile
Board Chairperson & Director
Hon. Joan Nanginge Machora is a distinguished Ugandan diplomat, humanitarian leader, and multidisciplinary professional with an exceptional record in Foreign Affairs, NGO Governance, Education, Health Services, Climate Action, and Community Development.
She previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs & NGOs in the Busoga Kingdom, providing high-level leadership in diplomacy, international cooperation, and development coordination. Though no longer in active office, she maintains the respected title Honourable as a former Minister.
As Founder and Director of the MACHORA Foundation, she leads transformative programs in mental health, elderly care, teenage mothers’ empowerment, and the rehabilitation of survivors of sexual and domestic violence.
She is also a recipient of the Obama Lifetime Legacy Award, recognizing her exceptional humanitarian leadership and impactful community transformation.
Secretary General & Director
Kalema Denis is a Ugandan entrepreneur and community leader with over five years of experience leading service organisations. He serves as Director and CEO of Stanna Elderly Home, Director and Secretary General of the United Returnee Organization, and Director of New Step Tours & Travel Consultants. His work includes managing operations, coordinating teams, developing partnerships, and engaging local and diaspora communities.
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Nansamba Diana is an entrepreneur and diaspora leader whose work spans Uganda and the Netherlands. Alongside running her own business, she serves in treasury roles overseeing organisational finances, budgeting, and financial accountability. Her work with diaspora organisations supports development initiatives in Uganda. She also chairs a women’s forum focused on leadership, mentorship, and empowerment.
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