This article highlights the opportunity for Small and Medium-sized Practices (SMPs) to participate in Uganda’s growing oil and gas sector through the National Supplier Database. It emphasizes the need for local accounting and auditing firms to strengthen their capabilities, embrace joint ventures, consortia, mergers, and collaborations, and compete effectively with international firms.

The article also underscores the importance of local content development, noting that stronger participation by Ugandan SMPs and SMEs could create significant business opportunities, build professional capacity, and contribute to substantial employment growth within Uganda’s oil and gas industry.