Uganda government officials have been racking up air miles between Entebbe, Italy and US to strike a financing deal for the $4 billion refinery project.

Government officials admit that the refinery project has fallen behind others and will likely come on-stream late in 2027 at the earliest if the necessary financing is tied up and the pending technical studies concluded sooner.

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