It is the commercial arm of the Uganda People's Defence Force.
Its investments and activities include agriculture, manufacturing, healthcare, services, and defense industry projects and companies.
[3] The headquarters of NEC are located at Plot 2, Muwesi Road, Bugolobi, Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.
As of March 2018[update], the company is governed by a 13-person board of directors, appointed by the Uganda Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs.
[11] The list of names of the board members, includes:[12] The chief executive officer of the company is Lieutenant General James Mugira, since 2015.