Kampala Industrial and Business Park

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]

Kampala Business and Industrial Park
Kampala Business and Industrial Park
Map of Uganda showing the location of KBIP
Coordinates: 00°20′35″N 32°41′55″E
DistrictWakiso District
TownKira Municipality
Area
 • Total8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

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:

  • Roofings Rolling Mills - Roofings' plant here employs more than 2,000 people.[5]
  • Hima Cement Limited - Uganda's second-largest cement manufacturer maintains a large warehouse and distribution center at this location.
  • Export Trading Company Limited[6]
  • Victoria Seed Limited[7]
  • Kyagalanyi Coffee Limited, a leading coffee processor and exporting company in Uganda, maintains a warehouse in the business park and is constructing a roasting plant there.[8]
  • An ICT data center, owned by Raxio Data Limited, under construction by ROKO Construction Limited. This project receives collaboration from Oracle Corporation.[9]

Recent developments

In January 2019, the government of Uganda formally applied for a loan amounting to US$246 million (UShs910 billion) 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]

See also

References
  1. Christine Kasemiire (27 August 2018). "No More Land In Namanve Industrial Park, Says UIA". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  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. 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. Kasemiire, Christine (17 January 2019). "Government seeks Shs910b from UK to develop Namanve road network". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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