Kampala city tycoon Hamis Kigundu aka Ham, has urged sports fraternity across the country to stay calm and be patient amidst redevelopment of Nakivubo war memorial stadium.
Hamis made this revelation on 22nd Tuesday, while inspecting the site with media saying, currently the site is employing 800 employees, and the stadium will have sitting capacity of 35,000, persons after its completion.
“We expect the work to take between 8-12 months from now, and it will be one of the best stadiums in East Africa not only in Uganda,” he said.
Ham disclosed that, the stadium will also use other sports departments/organs like basketball, net ball, Luddo, among others including a hotel to also help accommodate guests and conducting other activities
In the same vein Hamiisi articulated that, Covid 19, pandemic has some how affected the site which led them to first halt the work, but they resumed to operate normally to ensure its completion successfully.
Brief Notes About Nakivubo.
Nakivubo War Memorial Stadium, commonly referred to as Nakivubo Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium in Kampala, Uganda. It was previously used mostly for football matches and served as the home venue of SC Villa. The stadium had a capacity of 30,000 people, after the 2013 renovations, but prior to the ongoing 2017 renovations. It is Expected to have a capacity of 35,000 upon completion of the ongoing works.
