[3][4] The factories of Osukuru Industrial Complex are located in the Sukulu Hills in Osukuru County, Tororo District, Eastern Region of Uganda, just outside the town of Tororo and approximately 206 kilometres (128 mi), by road, east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.
[7] A considerable amount of minerals, particularly flint, phosphorus and iron, have been known to exist in the Sukulu Hills south-west of the town of Tororo as far back as 1954.
[11] Starting around 2008, the government of Uganda, began engaging various investors, including a local firm Nilefos Limited, a subsidiary of the Madhvani Group, to commercially exploit the deposits.
[12] In 2013, the government began negotiations with Guangzhou Dong Song Energy Company Limited from China to set up a mining and manufacturing operation at Osukuru.
[8] In March 2018, the industrial complex advertised the first 92 jobs, looking to hire welders, storekeepers, drivers, security guards and supervisors.
[17] In August 2018, Irene Muloni, Uganda's Minister of Energy, commissioned the Uganda-China Guangdong Free Zone for International Cooperation, in which the 600 acres (2.4 km2) Osukuru Industrial Complex is located.