Kira Town
Encyclopedia
Kira Town is a municipality in Wakiso District
in Central Uganda
. It is administered by Kira Town Council, an Urban Local Government
within Wakiso District Administration.
to the north, Mukono Town to the east, Lake Victoria
to the south, the city of Kampala
to the west and Kasangati Municipality
to the northwest. The coordinates of the town are:00 24 00N, 32 38 24E (Latitude:0.4000; Longitude:32.6400). The town lies approximately 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) northeast of the central business district
of the city of Kampala
, Uganda
’s capital. The total area of the town is 98.83 square kilometres (24,421.4 acre) or 38.15 mi2.
who is elected to a five year term by universal adult suffrage across all the six wards. The supreme policy-making organ in the town is the Town Council
, composed of 24 elected councilors. The technical staff of the Municipality
is headed by the Town Clerk, under whom, there are several Municipal Departments.
in Uganda
, by population. The last national census in 2002 estimated Kira’s population to be 140,774 people, of whom 67,222 (47.8%) were males and 73,548 (52.2%) were females. The 2002 census gave the following figures for each of the six wards:
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|- valign="top"
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"
! style="width:2em;" | Number!! Ward !! Males !! Females !! Total
|-
|1||Bweyogerere
||17,547||20,094||37,641
|-
|2||Kimwaanyi
||3,541||3,267||6,808
|-
|3||Kira||5,687||5,265||10,952
|-
|4||Kireka
||25,281||28,728||54,008
|-
|5||Kirinnya
||7,322||7,892||15,214
|-
|6||Kyaliwajjala
||7,844 ||8,302||16,151
|-
|7||Total||67,222||73,548||140,774
|-
|}
In 2011, the Uganda Bureau of Statitistics (UBOS) estimated the population of the town had increased to about 179,800.
proximity to Kampala
, the national capital and largest city in the country (est. pop:1,659,600 in 2011), with Kira serving as a bedroom community for the city.
and bicycle
) for-hire transportation. Increasingly, residents of Kira Town are employed in salaried and non-salaried positions in the city of Kampala
and return to Kira in the evenings to sleep. Kampala Industrial and Business Park
(KIBP), a 894 hectares (2,209.1 acre) business development park developed by the Uganda Investment Authority
at a cost of US$43 million, is located at Namanve
, in Bweyogerere Ward
in extreme southeastern Kira Town.
Basilica
has been built at Namugongo
, located in Kyaliwajjala Ward, where the majority of the twenty two Catholic Uganda Martyrs (now Saint
s) were burned alive on the orders of Ssekabaka Mwanga II in the late 19th Century. An Anglican shrine, administered by the Church of Uganda
, is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), east of the Catholic Basilica, at the site where another group of Martyrs were murdered for their beliefs.
Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II and the Nnabagereka of Buganda
, Sylvia Nagginda, maintain palaces; one at Kireka
and another at Banda
, both in Kireka Ward.
in Uganda, with a sitting capacity of 45,202 people. It is located at Namboole, in Bweyogerere Ward
.
, also referred to simply as The Northern Bypass, is the first dual carriage Interstate Highway to be built in Uganda
. It forms an incomplete circle around the northeast, north and northwest of the city of Kampala
. The northern and eastern portion of the highway traverses Bweyogerere
and Kireka
Wards, in Kira Town.
In 2009, a second, brand new tractor-grader was purchased by the Town Council at a cost of approximately US$300,000. At the inaugural ceremony for this new equipment, it was announced that the equipment will be used 60% of the time in Kira Town. The remaining 40% of the time, it will be rented out to neighboring jurisdictions to raise funds for its maintenance. Between 2006 and 2009, a total of 17.5 kilometres (10.9 mi) of roads within the town were covered with bitumen for the first time, bringing the total of road-miles in the town that are tarmacked to 27 kilometres (16.8 mi) (12.2%). (Luganda)
facility. Efforts are underway to obtain garbage trucks and waste disposal bins and skips. The municipality welcomes willing stakeholders who can partner with the town to create a safe, sanitary and environmentally safe garbage disposal system for Kira Town.
to those adults who are willing and able to learn. Efforts are also underway to assist citizens in starting income-producing activities like poultry farming, small animal husbandry, brick-laying, carpentry, crafts manufacture, growing mushrooms and other vegetables.
s, of which about thirty (30) are government
schools and the rest are privately owned. There are over sixty (60) secondary schools, ten (10) of which are government schools and the rest being private. These school
s face multiple challenges including insufficient classroom space, insufficient accommodation for teacher
s, insufficient food supplies, inadequate or outdated textbook
s and lack of modern electronic communications.
In January 2011, Shimoni Primary Teachers’ Training College, opened at Kitikifumba
, in Kira Municipality. The college, formerly located on Nakasero Hill
, was established by the British Government
in collaboration with the Indian Goan Community
, in 1952. In 2007, the former location of the college was sold to an investor to is construct a thirty (30) story luxury hotel (Kampala Intercontinental Hotel
). The new location in Kira Town occupies 25 acres (10.1 ha). The facilities can accommodate approximately four hundred and fifty (450) students and teaching staff. The new college cost approximately US$4 million (UGX:8 billion), to build.
Wakiso District
Wakiso District is a district in Central Uganda that encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The district is named after the town of Wakiso, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
in Central Uganda
Central Region, Uganda
Central Region is a region of Uganda. It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, one of the ancient African monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...
. It is administered by Kira Town Council, an Urban Local Government
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...
within Wakiso District Administration.
Location
Kira Town is bordered by GayazaGayaza
-Location:Gayaza is situated in North Kyaddondo Constituency, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in Central Uganda. The township is located approximately , northeast of Kasangati, on the road from Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, to Ziroobwe, in Luweero District. This location lies...
to the north, Mukono Town to the east, Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. The lake was named for Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, by John Hanning Speke, the first European to discover this lake....
to the south, the city of Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
to the west and Kasangati Municipality
Kasangati
-Location:Kasangati is located north of Kampala on the Kampala-Gayaza Highway. This well rounded market town can be found south of the slightly smaller area of Gayaza along the Kampala-Gayaza Road...
to the northwest. The coordinates of the town are:00 24 00N, 32 38 24E (Latitude:0.4000; Longitude:32.6400). The town lies approximately 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) northeast of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of the city of Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
, Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
’s capital. The total area of the town is 98.83 square kilometres (24,421.4 acre) or 38.15 mi2.
Administrative Units
Kira Town is divided into six (6) administrative units called Wards. These are:- BweyogerereBweyogerereBweyogerere is the name of a township in south-central Uganda. It is one of the six townships or Wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District...
- KirekaKirekaKireka is the name of a township in Central Uganda. It is one of the six townships or Wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District...
- KirinnyaKirinnyaKirinnya is a location in Kira Municipality, in Wakiso District, Central Uganda. The correct spelling in the local Ganda language is with two "n"s.-Location:...
- KyaliwajjalaKyaliwajjalaKyaliwajjala is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in Central Uganda.-Location:Kyaliwajja is bordered by Namugongo to the northeast, Bweyogerere to the southeast, Naalya to the south, Najjera to the west and Downtown Kira to the northwest...
- Kira
- KimwaanyiKitukutweKitukutwe is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in Central Uganda.-Location:Kitukutwe is bordered by Nakasajja to the north, Kasaayi, in Mukono District to the east and Nsasa to the south. Kigulu and Bulindo lie to the southwest and Nakweero and Kabubbu lie to...
Organizational structure
The political head of the Town is the MayorMayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
who is elected to a five year term by universal adult suffrage across all the six wards. The supreme policy-making organ in the town is the Town Council
Town council
A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or civil parishes. A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch....
, composed of 24 elected councilors. The technical staff of the Municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
is headed by the Town Clerk, under whom, there are several Municipal Departments.
Population
Kira Town is the largest municipalityMunicipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
, by population. The last national census in 2002 estimated Kira’s population to be 140,774 people, of whom 67,222 (47.8%) were males and 73,548 (52.2%) were females. The 2002 census gave the following figures for each of the six wards:
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|- valign="top"
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"
! style="width:2em;" | Number!! Ward !! Males !! Females !! Total
|-
|1||Bweyogerere
Bweyogerere
Bweyogerere is the name of a township in south-central Uganda. It is one of the six townships or Wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District...
||17,547||20,094||37,641
|-
|2||Kimwaanyi
Kitukutwe
Kitukutwe is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in Central Uganda.-Location:Kitukutwe is bordered by Nakasajja to the north, Kasaayi, in Mukono District to the east and Nsasa to the south. Kigulu and Bulindo lie to the southwest and Nakweero and Kabubbu lie to...
||3,541||3,267||6,808
|-
|3||Kira||5,687||5,265||10,952
|-
|4||Kireka
Kireka
Kireka is the name of a township in Central Uganda. It is one of the six townships or Wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District...
||25,281||28,728||54,008
|-
|5||Kirinnya
Kirinnya
Kirinnya is a location in Kira Municipality, in Wakiso District, Central Uganda. The correct spelling in the local Ganda language is with two "n"s.-Location:...
||7,322||7,892||15,214
|-
|6||Kyaliwajjala
Kyaliwajjala
Kyaliwajjala is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in Central Uganda.-Location:Kyaliwajja is bordered by Namugongo to the northeast, Bweyogerere to the southeast, Naalya to the south, Najjera to the west and Downtown Kira to the northwest...
||7,844 ||8,302||16,151
|-
|7||Total||67,222||73,548||140,774
|-
|}
In 2011, the Uganda Bureau of Statitistics (UBOS) estimated the population of the town had increased to about 179,800.
Population trends
The population of Kira Town has grown at a relatively rapid rate, compared to the national average over the last decade. Part of the rapid growth is attributable to the town'sproximity to Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
, the national capital and largest city in the country (est. pop:1,659,600 in 2011), with Kira serving as a bedroom community for the city.
Economic activities
Many women in the town engage in such activities as hair care, road-side groceries, market vending, restaurants, and health care clinics. Men are mainly engaged in wholesale and retail merchandising, taxi driving and boda boda (motorcycleMotorcycle
A motorcycle is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions.Motorcycles are one of the most...
and bicycle
Bicycle
A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....
) for-hire transportation. Increasingly, residents of Kira Town are employed in salaried and non-salaried positions in the city of Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
and return to Kira in the evenings to sleep. Kampala Industrial and Business Park
Kampala Industrial and Business Park
Kampala Industrial and Business Park ', also referred to as Kampala Business and Industrial Park or Kampala Industrial Park is an industrial and business park in Uganda...
(KIBP), a 894 hectares (2,209.1 acre) business development park developed by the Uganda Investment Authority
Uganda Investment Authority
The Uganda Investment Authority ' is a semi-autonomous investment promotion and facilitation organisation in Uganda, owned by the Government of Uganda.-Overview:UIA was created by the Uganda legislature in 1991...
at a cost of US$43 million, is located at Namanve
Namanve
Namanve is a location in Kira Municipality, in Wakiso District, Central Uganda.-Location:Namanve is located in Bweyogerere Ward, in southeastern Kira Municipality, in Wakiso District, Central Uganda. This location is approximately , by road, east of downtown Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city...
, in Bweyogerere Ward
Bweyogerere
Bweyogerere is the name of a township in south-central Uganda. It is one of the six townships or Wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District...
in extreme southeastern Kira Town.
The Uganda Martyrs’ Basilica at Namugongo
A CatholicCatholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Basilica
Basilica
The Latin word basilica , was originally used to describe a Roman public building, usually located in the forum of a Roman town. Public basilicas began to appear in Hellenistic cities in the 2nd century BC.The term was also applied to buildings used for religious purposes...
has been built at Namugongo
Namugongo
-Location:Namugongo is located in Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, Central Uganda, approximately northeast of Uganda's capital Kampala. The coordinates of the township are: 00 23 07N; 32 39 05E-Uganda Martyrs:...
, located in Kyaliwajjala Ward, where the majority of the twenty two Catholic Uganda Martyrs (now Saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
s) were burned alive on the orders of Ssekabaka Mwanga II in the late 19th Century. An Anglican shrine, administered by the Church of Uganda
Church of Uganda
The Church of the Province of Uganda is a member church of the Anglican Communion. Currently there are 34 dioceses which make up the Church of Uganda, each headed by a bishop....
, is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), east of the Catholic Basilica, at the site where another group of Martyrs were murdered for their beliefs.
The Kabaka’s Palaces at Kireka and Banda
KabakaKabaka
Kabaka may refer to:*Kabaka of Buganda, the title of the king of Buganda*Kabaka Puttur, a village in the state of Karnataka, India...
Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II and the Nnabagereka of Buganda
Nnabagereka of Buganda
The Nnabagereka is the title for the Queen of the Kingdom of Buganda, a tribal kingdom in modern day Uganda. The current Nnabagereka is Sylvia Nagginda.This title is a relatively recent one, created in the 20th century...
, Sylvia Nagginda, maintain palaces; one at Kireka
Kireka
Kireka is the name of a township in Central Uganda. It is one of the six townships or Wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District...
and another at Banda
Banda, Uganda
Banda is a hill that partly lies within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and partly in neighboring Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, central Uganda...
, both in Kireka Ward.
Mandela National Stadium
Mandela National Stadium is the largest stadiumStadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Uganda, with a sitting capacity of 45,202 people. It is located at Namboole, in Bweyogerere Ward
Bweyogerere
Bweyogerere is the name of a township in south-central Uganda. It is one of the six townships or Wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District...
.
The Kampala Northern Bypass Highway
The Kampala Northern Bypass HighwayKampala Northern Bypass Highway
Kampala Northern Bypass Highway, often referred to simply as the Northern Bypass, is a road in Uganda, forming a semicircle across the northern suburbs of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city...
, also referred to simply as The Northern Bypass, is the first dual carriage Interstate Highway to be built in Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
. It forms an incomplete circle around the northeast, north and northwest of the city of Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
. The northern and eastern portion of the highway traverses Bweyogerere
Bweyogerere
Bweyogerere is the name of a township in south-central Uganda. It is one of the six townships or Wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District...
and Kireka
Kireka
Kireka is the name of a township in Central Uganda. It is one of the six townships or Wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District...
Wards, in Kira Town.
Healthcare
Kira Town has five (5) Health Centers, four of which are level II. Plans are underway to upgrade the one Level III Health Center at Kira into Kira Hospital. When fully developed, Kira Hospital will have an Outpatient Department, a Maternity Ward, a Children’s Ward and an Adult Inpatient Ward. It will serve as a referral center for the other four (4) outlying municipal health centers in the town. Kira Municipality is working together with the American NGO, Ugandan American Development Coalition Inc. (UGADEC), to realize this goal. On average, about 100 outpatients per day are seen at each of the five municipal health centers.Road Construction and Maintenance
In 2006, there were a total of 220 kilometres (136.7 mi) of road network in the town of which only 9.4 kilometres (5.8 mi) (4.3%) were tarmacked. The acquisition of a grader in 2006 will assist in maintaining the municipality road network. More of the municipality roads need to be tarmacked.In 2009, a second, brand new tractor-grader was purchased by the Town Council at a cost of approximately US$300,000. At the inaugural ceremony for this new equipment, it was announced that the equipment will be used 60% of the time in Kira Town. The remaining 40% of the time, it will be rented out to neighboring jurisdictions to raise funds for its maintenance. Between 2006 and 2009, a total of 17.5 kilometres (10.9 mi) of roads within the town were covered with bitumen for the first time, bringing the total of road-miles in the town that are tarmacked to 27 kilometres (16.8 mi) (12.2%). (Luganda)
Solid Waste Management
The municipality has acquired a 5 acres (2 ha) property for the construction of a modern, environmentally safe waste managementWaste management
Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal,managing and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and the process is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics...
facility. Efforts are underway to obtain garbage trucks and waste disposal bins and skips. The municipality welcomes willing stakeholders who can partner with the town to create a safe, sanitary and environmentally safe garbage disposal system for Kira Town.
Other Public Health Issues
The Public Health Department of Kira Town is determined to improve the living conditions of her citizens, through detailed attention to sanitation, provision of safe drinking water, safe disposal of human and other waste and the maintenance of hygiene in schools, markets and other public places. Plans are underway to formulate minimum acceptable hygiene standards for private and public buildings as well as open spaces.Poverty Eradication
Kira Town Council is actively engaged in devising ways to create gainful employment for all her citizens who are capable of working. There are efforts at Council level to provide Adult Literacy classesClass (education)
A class in education has a variety of related meanings.It can be the group of students which attends a specific course or lesson at a university, school or other educational institution, see Form ....
to those adults who are willing and able to learn. Efforts are also underway to assist citizens in starting income-producing activities like poultry farming, small animal husbandry, brick-laying, carpentry, crafts manufacture, growing mushrooms and other vegetables.
Schools
Kira Town is home to over one hundred and fifty (150) elementary schoolElementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
s, of which about thirty (30) are government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
schools and the rest are privately owned. There are over sixty (60) secondary schools, ten (10) of which are government schools and the rest being private. These school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
s face multiple challenges including insufficient classroom space, insufficient accommodation for teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
s, insufficient food supplies, inadequate or outdated textbook
Textbook
A textbook or coursebook is a manual of instruction in any branch of study. Textbooks are produced according to the demands of educational institutions...
s and lack of modern electronic communications.
In January 2011, Shimoni Primary Teachers’ Training College, opened at Kitikifumba
Kitikifumba
Kitikifumba is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in Central Uganda.-Location:Kitikifumba is bordered by Namugongo to the northeast, Bweyogerere to the southeast, Naalya to the south, Najjera to the west and Downtown Kira to the northwest...
, in Kira Municipality. The college, formerly located on Nakasero Hill
Nakasero
Nakasero is the hill where the central business district of Kampala is located. Kampala is Uganda's capital and largest city.-Location:Nakasero is bordered by Mulago to the north, Makerere to the northwest, Old Kampala to the west, Namirembe and Mengo to the southwest, Nsambya to the south, Kibuli...
, was established by the British Government
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in collaboration with the Indian Goan Community
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, in 1952. In 2007, the former location of the college was sold to an investor to is construct a thirty (30) story luxury hotel (Kampala Intercontinental Hotel
Kampala Intercontinental Hotel
Kampala Intercontinental Hotel is a hotel, under construction, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city.-Location:The hotel is located on Nakasero Hill, the most prestigious location in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that county...
). The new location in Kira Town occupies 25 acres (10.1 ha). The facilities can accommodate approximately four hundred and fifty (450) students and teaching staff. The new college cost approximately US$4 million (UGX:8 billion), to build.
External links
- Kira Coordinates on Google Map
- Profile of Mayor Mamerito Mugerwa At Sundayvision.co.ug
- Mamerito Mugerwa Sworn In For Five Year Term 2011 - 2016
Photos
- Photo of Uganda Martyrs Basilica at Namugongo
- Photo of Mandela National Stadium
- Photo of An Office Block At Shimoni PTC at Kitikifumba, Kira Town
- Photo of Kampala Northern Bypass Highway
See also
- BweyogerereBweyogerereBweyogerere is the name of a township in south-central Uganda. It is one of the six townships or Wards that constitute Kira Municipality in Wakiso District...
- Mandela National Stadium
- Kabaka of BugandaKabaka of BugandaKabaka is the title of the king of the Kingdom of Buganda. According to the traditions of the Baganda they are ruled by two kings, one spiritual and the other material....
- Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II
- Sylvia Nagginda
- Wakiso DistrictWakiso DistrictWakiso District is a district in Central Uganda that encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The district is named after the town of Wakiso, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
- Central Region, UgandaCentral Region, UgandaCentral Region is a region of Uganda. It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, one of the ancient African monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...