Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mandela National Stadium isn’t ready to receive COVID-19 patients due to lack of beds and mattresses. According to the Ministry of Health ministry, the sports facility that has the capacity to host 1,200 beds is not ready for use as a treatment site as had …
Read More »Namboole stadium needs UGX 15bn for CCTV cameras, fence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mandela National Stadium is seeking 15 billion Shillings for acquisition of security equipment and to erect a fence. The budget is revealed in documents submitted to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) –Central Government by the Stadium Managing Director Jamil Sewanyana. The documents were demanded …
Read More »Witnesses accuse Uganda Land Commission of fraud in Namboole land acquisition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The land acquisition process for the establishment of Mandela National Stadium, Namboole was marred by fraud, witnesses have today told the Commission of inquiry into Land matters. They said that instead of compensating tentants for their properties, the government has turned around to declare …
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