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Jinja City Council has resolved to allocate 52.6 acres of land for the construction of a campus for Makerere University

03 May, 2024
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Jinja City Council has resolved to allocate 52.6 acres of land for the construction of a campus for Makerere University.


The land is located in Budondo ward, Northern Division. Rajab Kitto, the Jinja City Council Spokesperson says that they held a meeting with the management of Makerere University at their main campus on Thursday, where all the City leaders consented to the move as a key driver of development in the area.

Kitto says that Makerere has been renting space from Jinja city-owned schools, and offering them land to construct a facility is a viable investment for the Busoga sub-region.

Frank Nabwiso, an opinion leader in Busoga who was part of the negotiating team says that the Busoga sub-region lacks a public university, and the commitment by Makerere to set up a campus is a relief to the residents in the area.

Jinja City Mayor, Peter Kasolo says that a fully-fledged campus will ignite development in the area. 

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