NSSF Mbarara Complex

Last updated

Mbarara City House
Uganda location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location within Uganda
General information
TypeCommercial
Location Mbarara, Uganda
Coordinates 00°36′36″S30°39′35″E / 0.61000°S 30.65972°E / -0.61000; 30.65972
Construction startedJune 2017
CompletedOpened 28 June 2019
Technical details
Floor count4

NSSF Mbarara Complex, also Mbarara City House, is a building in Mbarara, a city in the Western Region of Uganda. [1]

Contents

The building is owned by the Uganda National Social Security Fund, the largest pension fund in the countries of the East African Community, with assets of nearly USh10 trillion (approx. US$2.6 billion), as of June 2018. [2] [3]

Location

The building is located in the central business district of the city of Mbarara, in Mbarara District, about 268 kilometres (167 mi), by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. [4] The geographical coordinates of the building are 0°36'36.0"S 30°39'35.0"E (Latitude:-0.610000; Longitude:30.659722). [5]

Overview

Mbarara City House is owned by the Uganda National Social Security Fund (NSSF), who developed the building, between 2017 and 2019. The building houses the NSSF offices in Mbarara and the remaining space is rented out to qualified commercial entities. The mixed use building consists of 1,500 square metres (16,146 sq ft) on four floors. The complex has surface parking for 40 vehicles. [1]

History

Mbarara City House, is the second NSSF real estate investment outside the capital city of Kampala. It was developed at a cost of USh3.9 billion (approximately US$1.2 million). Other recent real estate investments by the fund include two upscale residential neighborhoods with about 50 houses, worth USh14.9 billion (approx. US$4 million) (Mbuya I and Mbuya II), in Mbuya, a Kampala neighborhood. There is also a development in the city of Jinja, (Jinja City House), approximately 81 kilometres (50 mi), [6] by road, east of Kampala, worth USh3.5 billion (approx. US$1 million). [2]

See also

Related Research Articles

Housing Finance Bank (HFB) is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by Bank of Uganda, the national banking regulator.

Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited (SBU) is a commercial bank in Uganda and is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the national banking regulator.

Bank of Africa Uganda Limited, also known as BOA Uganda (BOAU), is one of the commercial banks in Uganda that have been licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the country's central bank and national banking regulator.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Social Security Fund (Uganda)</span>

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is a quasi-government agency responsible for the collection, safekeeping, responsible investment, and distribution of retirement funds from employees of the private sector in Uganda who are not covered by the Government Retirement Scheme. Participation for both employers and employees is compulsory. The Uganda National Social Security Fund is the largest pension fund in the countries of the East African Community, with assets of USh15.5 trillion, as of June 2021.

National Housing and Construction Company Limited (NHCC), is a Ugandan construction and real estate management company, partly owned by the Uganda Government. The Company’s mandate is to increase the housing stock in the country, rehabilitate the housing industry and encourage Ugandans to own homes in an organized environment.

United Bank for Africa Uganda Limited, also UBA Uganda, is a commercial bank in Uganda. It is licensed by the Bank of Uganda, the central bank and national banking regulator. UBA Uganda is a subsidiary of the United Bank for Africa, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, with a presence in twenty African countries, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States. The stock of UBA Transnational trades on the Nigeria Stock Exchange under the symbol UBA.

Opportunity Bank Uganda Limited (OBUL), is a commercial bank in Uganda. It received a commercial banking licence from the Bank of Uganda on 25 September 2019.

Kakira Sugar Works Limited, often called Kakira Sugar Works, is a leading sugar manufacturer in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">MTN Uganda</span> Largest telecom company in Uganda

MTN Uganda is the largest telecom company in Uganda, with 11.2 million subscribers, accounting for 55 percent market share, as of 30 June 2017. By 31 December 2019, its customer base had increased to 12.6 million customers. In March 2021, the Uganda Communications Commission estimated the number of MTN customers in Uganda at 15 million, out of 28.3 million mobile network subscribers, thereby attaining a 53 percent market share.

Pension Towers is a building under construction in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country.

Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort is a luxurious Five star hotel-resort in Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.

The Kyenjojo–Kabwoya Road, in the Western Region of Uganda, connects the town of Kyenjojo in the Kyenjojo District with Kabwoya in the Hoima District. The road is part of the 238 kilometres (148 mi) Kyenjojo–Hoima–Masindi–Kigumba road corridor.

Mbuya Military Hospital, also Mbuya Military Referral Hospital, is a military hospital, under construction in Uganda. The hospital is intended to serve as the referral hospital for members of Uganda's Armed Forces.

The JLOS House Project, is a proposed three-component government office development project in Uganda's capital city of Kampala, to house the offices of the Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS). The three components of the project are:

Entebbe Military Hospital, also Katabi Military Hospital or Katabi UPDAF Hospital, but whose official name is Ronald Bata Memorial Hospital, is a military hospital in Uganda.

Letshego Microfinance Uganda,, whose official name is Letshego Uganda Limited, is a Tier IV microfinance institution in Uganda.

URA House, also URA Tower, is a building in Uganda, that serves as the headquarters of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA).

The Uganda National Records Center and Archives (UNRCA), is a government building that houses the headquarters of the Uganda National Archives and Records Centre. Prior to the completion of this building, the national records were kept at the present day National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) Secretariat, in the basement of a former colonial administration building in Entebbe.

The Uganda National Medical Stores, commonly referred to as National Medical Stores (NMS), is a government-owned organisation in Uganda, mandated to procure, store and distribute human medication and health-related consumable items to government-owned health units in all districts of Uganda.

The Tondeka Metropolitan Kampala Bus Service (TMBS), is the proposed principal public transport operator in the Kampala metropolitan area. Expected to start in September 2020, the bus system, Tondeka Metro, proposes to serve the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital, the city of Entebbe, including Entebbe International Airport, Buloba, Nsangi, Ssabagabo, Mukono, Kira Town, Matugga, Wakiso, and the areas in Mukono District and Wakiso District that connect with these urban centers.

References

  1. 1 2 Christine Kasemiire (28 June 2019). "NSSF Diversifying Into Real Estate, Says Byarugaba". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 Kyatusiimire, Sharon (28 June 2018). "NSSF Launches Shs3.5 Billion Building In Jinja". Kampala: Chimp Reports Uganda. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. ↑ NSSF Uganda (16 November 2017). "NSSF Commissions Construction Of USh4 Billion Project In Mbarara". Kampala: Uganda National Social Security Fund . Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Globefeed.com (28 June 2019). "Distance between Kampala, Uganda and NSSF-Mbarara, High Street, Mbarara Central Business District, Mbarara, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Google (28 June 2019). "Location of NSSF Mbarara Complex, Mbarara, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Globefeed.com (28 June 2019). "Distance between Kampala, Uganda and Jinja, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.