ED KISAKA INSPECTS NEW NAKIVUBO STADIUM AHEAD OF IT'S OFFICIAL OPENING.

Kampala City is set to unveil a state-of-the-art football stadium in the middle of the city at Nakivubo. 

The stadium next to the historical Owino market and is surrounded by arcades hosting over one hundred thousand traders. 

On Sunday, City Businessman Hamis Kiggundu commonly Known as Ham, the stadium developer, hosted the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, Dr. Dorothy Kisaka, at the magnificent facility.

Kisaka thanked the City Businessman for the great work done while developing the facility.

"we are certain this establishment is not only improving Kampala's Skyline but also improving livelihoods by creating jobs" - Kisaka to Media.

She further called upon all stake holders to come together and building a Smart City.

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President YoweriKaguta Museveni was expected to commission the Stadium on November 30th, 2023.

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Kampala businessman, and also the developer of New Nakivubo Stadium, Hamis Kiggundu few weeks ago met President Museveni to update him on the construction of Nakivubo Stadium.

During the private meeting, Ham informed the president that the construction of the stadium was complete and asked him to officially open it.
Museveni is said to have accepted to commission the stadium later last month but the Commissioning date has been shifting daily.

President M7 failed to show up on the 30th of November 2023, the date was pushed to 2nd December which the president also turned down. The date was shifted to today 9th December 2023 but according to president M7's protocol, the stadium commissioning is not on the program. 

According to officials from State House, the meeting is part of a series of others that Museveni is scheduled to hold with different Ugandan football stakeholders this week in preparation for AFCON 2027.

Uganda successfully won the bid to host the 2027 AFCON together with Kenya and Tanzania.

The businessman in 2015 made a pitch to President Museveni for the redevelopment of the stadium and the Park Yard Market.

Ham has previously accused his critics of having little or no knowledge about the construction 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 different from others is reason,” he said.

The stadium has a pitch, two suspended floors, a two-level pavilion, netball grounds, and a roof.
The 35,000-seater facility also houses other sports activities like athletics, netball, and bodybuilding.

Unfortunately, FIFA said  that the pitch can't host any international game due to its physical features.