Kampala Industrial and Business Park

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Kampala Business and Industrial Park
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Kampala Business and Industrial Park
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Coordinates: 00°20′35″N32°41′55″E / 0.34306°N 32.69861°E / 0.34306; 32.69861 Coordinates: 00°20′35″N32°41′55″E / 0.34306°N 32.69861°E / 0.34306; 32.69861
CountryUganda
District Wakiso District
Town Kira Municipality
Area
 • Total8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

The Kampala Industrial and Business Park(KIBP), also referred to as Kampala Business and Industrial Park or Kampala Industrial Park, is an industrial and business park in Uganda. The park was developed by the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) as a central place where investors can locate factories, warehouses, distribution centers, and other business offices. [1]

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Location

KIBP is located in Namanve, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District. This location is approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi), by road, east of the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on the Kampala-Jinja Highway. [2] The coordinates of Kampala Business and Industrial Park are: 0°20'35.0"N, 32°41'55.0"E (Latitude:0.343050; Longitude:32.698600). [3]

Overview

The industrial park was created by act of parliament in 1997. An area measuring 894 hectares (2,210 acres), previously occupied by a national eucalyptus forest was de-gazetted for that purpose. [4] Over 200 businesses acquired land and space on concessional terms to establish their businesses in the park. Roofings Limited, a manufacturer of galvanized iron bars, wires, and sheets, began production in September 2010 at a new factory called Roofings Rolling Mills Limited and located in the business park. [5]

In August 2018, UIA announced that all the land in the industrial park had been allocated to 290 prospective investors, of whom 192 (66.2 percent) were Ugandan-based and 98 (33.8 percent) were foreign-based. [1] By that time, the park's size had grown to 2,200 acres (3.4 sq mi), with 33 factories operating, including Century Bottling Company (the Coca-Cola franchisee in Uganda), Threeways Shipping Limited, and Leaf Tobacco & Commodities Limited. Another 87 companies were in the construction phase while 120 were in the feasibility study stage. [1]

Points of interest

The following businesses are located at Kampala Industrial and Business Park Namanve:

Recent developments

In January 2019, the government of Uganda formally applied for a loan amounting to £246 million (USh:1.116 trillion or US$326 million) from UK Export Finance for the development of a road network, sewerage disposal system, waste management network, high voltage electricity infrastructure, an IT network backbone and related developments. [10]

In 2020, the UK Export Finance approved a loan facility worth £250 million (USh:1.175 trillion or US$331 million). The loan was availed to the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) to carry out the above infrastructure developments, within a 42 months timeframe. As of December 2021, with 35 percent of the 42 months elapsed work was estimated at 17 percent compete. [11]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Namanve Industrial Park, Kampala-Jinja Highway, Uganda". Globefeed.com. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Google. "Location of Kampala Industrial and Business Park, Namanve, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google.
  4. ↑ Julius Barigaba (7 June 2014). "Uganda to Tarmac Roads In Business Park". The EastAfrican . Nairobi. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 Mwesigye Shifa (8 September 2010). "Roofings Opens In Namanve". The Observer (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Export Trading Company Limited Is Located In Namanve, Uganda". Yellow.Ug. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Address of Victoria Seeds Limited". Esaja.com. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  8. ↑ George Mutagubya, and Ayub Isabirye (18 June 2018). "Kyagalanyi Coffee Limited Wins Prestigious Sustainable Standard Setter Award in New York". Kampala: Abi.co.ug. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Christine Kasemiire (20 March 2019). "Works on Namanve data centre start". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  10. ↑ Christine Kasemiire (17 January 2019). "Government seeks Shs910b from UK to develop Namanve road network". Daily Monitor . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  11. ↑ Charles Etukuri (9 December 2021). "UIA moves to push encroachers out of the road reserve". New Vision . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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