KAMPALA- Uganda’s Education and Sports Minister Janet Kataaha Museveni has hailed businessman, Hamis Kiggundu for developing Nakivubo Stadium to a modern sports facility in the country.
Mrs Museveni who is also the Country’s first Lady was on Tuesday February 20th 2024 inspecting the stadium.
The first lady said that “The NRM government is very proud to see the example of our young people beginning to build Uganda by putting up projects such as this one. We congratulate Ham Kiggundu for this excellent job”..
The Ugx 54 billion Nakivubo stadium has a pitch, two suspended floors, a two-level pavilion, netball grounds and the roof.
The 35,000-seater facility is also expected to house other sports activities like athletics, netball and bodybuilding.
The development comes at a time when Uganda has successfully won the bid to host the 2027 AFCON together with Kenya and Tanzania and Nakivubo is one of the stadiums to be used for the tournament.
Businessman Hamis Kiggundu has previously scoffed at nay sayers whom he said have little or no knowledge about the project.
“The problem is that many of our people have so much negativity. People are so negative that even if you are doing something benefiting them, negativity will take charge of their brain. Many of them don’t reason. Some do it out of ignorance whereas others do it out of hate. One thing I do differently from others is reason.”
He however says he will not be distracted by anyone, adding that the shs54 billion project will continue as planned.
