Nakawa–Naguru Estates

Place in Central Uganda, Uganda

00°19′56″N 32°36′37″E / 0.33222°N 32.61028°E / 0.33222; 32.61028CountryUgandaRegionCentral UgandaDistrictKampala DistrictArea

• Total0.66 km² (0.25 sq mi)Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

The Nakawa–Naguru Estates is a mixed, urban, commercial and residential real estate development, under construction in Uganda.^[1]

Location

The development is located on 66 hectares (163 acres), of prime real estate in the Nakawa and Naguru neighborhoods in Kampala, the capital and largest city in the country.^[2] This is in Nakawa Division, one of the five administrative divisions of Kampala, about 5.5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of the city center.^[3] The coordinates of the development are 0°19'56.0"N, 32°36'37.0"E (Latitude:0.332214; Longitude:32.610276).^[4]

Overview

The development is a private-public partnership (PPP) project between the government of Uganda and OpecPrime Properties Uganda Limited (OPUL), a subsidiary of the Comer Group.^[1] The development is planned to include a club house, a swimming pool, a gymnasium, restaurants and retail shops. ROKO Construction was selected as the lead contractor.^[1] REMAX Uganda is the lead marketing firm for the project.^[5]

History

The location of the present project was the location of the dilapidated Nakawa Housing Estate and Naguru Housing Estate, two low income residential housing neighborhoods built by the British in the 1950s to house domestic servants.^[6]

At Independence, in 1962, the two estates reverted to the central government and have been administered by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA).^[7] Over the years the two housing estates became dilapidated and in 2001 were declared "unfit for human habitation".^[8] The government partnered with OpecPrime Properties Uganda, to develop the sites into a modern satellite city, with first consideration given to sitting tenants.^[9]

After many delays,^[10] including a lawsuit,^[11] construction finally began in February 2015.^[1] The project construction is planned to span ten years.^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Wandera, Stephen (22 February 2015). "Construction of Nakawa-Naguru estate begins". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ Ntegyereize, Hellen (17 May 2007). "Naguru, Nakawa Low Cost Housing Project Hijacked by Wealthy Ugandans". Kampala: Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
^ Globefeed.com (15 August 2016). "Distance between Clock Tower, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Naguru Housing Estate, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
^ Google (16 August 2016). "Location of Nakawa–Naguru Estates" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ REMAX Uganda (2015). "Naguru Nakawa Satellite Town Development". Kampala: REMAX Uganda. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ Livingstone Olello Okello (8 March 2008). "Uganda: Review Plan to Redevelop Naguru, Nakawa Estates". New Vision via AllAfrica.com. Kampala. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ Gyezaho, Emmanuel (11 December 2012). "Government hands over Naguru housing site to developers". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ Eva Nabagesera, and Sylvia Mpawulo (4 December 2001). "Nakawa, Naguru estates in poor state". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ Mwesigye, Shifa (15 January 2012). "Nakawa-Naguru land 'sold' at $10". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ Musisi, Frederic (16 May 2013). "Shs4 trillion Nakawa-Naguru housing project set to kick off". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ Okanya, Andante (23 December 2010). "Naguru/Nakawa estate tenants sue Government". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
^ Vision Reporter (15 August 2016). "A glimpse inside Nakawa-Naguru estates redevelopment". Kampala. Retrieved 16 August 2016.