Uganda has exported the first batch of 18,000 locally-made mobile phones to Morocco.

The 2G-enabled analog mobile phones were manufactured at Simi Technologies, Uganda's first mobile phone assembly plant in Namanve industrial park in Mukono district.

The plant which launched in November last year runs three production lines and has the capacity of producing 2,000 feature phones, 1,500 smartphones, 800 laptops, 2,000 chargers, 4,000 USB cables and 4,000 sets of earphones.

The firm previously said the analog phones would be sold at between Shs 30,000 and Shs 40,000 on the Ugandan market.

"Not only is this plant contributing to the economic growth and development of Uganda but also immensely helping in building local capacity through transfer of ICT knowledge and skills," she noted.