As the country continues to find lasting solutions to limited sports facilities, works on a new multipurpose sports complex in Kamwenge are already high in gear.
Worth shs4 billion and funded by the World Bank, the complex will officially be commissioned by President Yoweri Museveni at the end of November.
The complex will have a football field, netball and volleyball courts, and an athletics track, supervised by the local government.
The facility is aimed at expanding the recreational capabilities within Kamwenge, being a refugee-hosting community according to Annet Kobusingye, the district engineer.
“This playing field is going to cost shs4 billion in terms of the contract sum, including the variations that have been considered,” Kobusingye told media.
“It has a football pitch, an athletics runway and a netball court, among others. It will also have pavilions to aid with the comfortable viewing of the spectators of the activities that will be taking place.”
“We shall compliment this with extensive greening of the entire complex.”
Kobusingye added: “We have built two blocks to be used as changing rooms by participating sports teams that will be using this important facility.”
“It also has two blocks of bathrooms and convenience spaces adjacent to other infrastructure here. The parking lot will be paved and have a capacity of 30 vehicles and five buses, among others.”
The World Bank has funded the construction of this sports complex out of its $60 Million as a recreational intervention under the refugee window.
Other projects being implemented by 10 additional districts hosting refugees such as Terego, Obongi, Yumbe includes, community roads, markets and resource centres.
