Kakira Sugar Limited (KSL) is one of the oldest sugar milling companies in Uganda and the flagship enterprise of the Madhvani Group. Established by Muljibhai Prabhudas Madhvani (14th May 1894 – 11th July 1958), the company was first set up in 1930, with the capacity to crush 150 tonnes of cane per day.

A man of great vision, Muljibhai arrived in Jinja as a young teenager to join an uncle in business. With little more than determination and an outgoing personality, he soon set up his own trading concern – his first step into a business that would later expand and diversify to account for 10% of Uganda’s GDP.

Following his humble business beginnings, there was no looking back and Muljibhai went on establishing industry after industry, laying the foundation for Uganda’s economic development.

As his business prospered, Muljibhai was keen to care for the well-being and welfare of his employees and the community at large. He established many educational institutions throughout Uganda’s towns with a view to sharing his good fortune with the country that had been so kind to him. His workers and their dependants have long enjoyed free education, housing and healthcare.

His is a story of a fearless man – decisive, devoted, and endowed with intelligence and intuition. When Muljibhai passed away in 1958, he left an indelible imprint on Uganda.