The building, one of the oldest and tallest in the Central Business District will be renovated and changed from a commercial building to a state of the art hotel, to be named Masaba Hotel and Apartments.
Nandala said the board has confidence in the contractors and that he is hopeful the renovation will be completed in the stipulated.
Bugisu Cooperative Union has
earmarked 5.1 billion Shillings to turn its Musundi House building in Mbale
into a 5-Star Hotel.
The building, one of the oldest
and tallest in the Central Business District will be renovated and changed from
a commercial building to a state of the art hotel, to be named Masaba Hotel and
Apartments.
The contract has been handed to
Mt. Elgon Property Development Limited, who have been tasked to complete the
job within 12 months. Bugisu Cooperative Union Board Chairperson Nathan Nandala
Mafabi is optimistic that upon completion, the building will be the best in
Mbale City.
Nandala said the board has
confidence in the contractors and that he is hopeful the renovation will be
completed in the stipulated timeframe. Before
plans of constructing the hotel, Bugisu Cooperative Union evicted all tenants
from Musundi house.
Lumasaba//Cue in; “Nga waboneko…
Cue out…mukono gudwela.”//
The vice-chairperson of the Bugisu
Cooperative Union Board John Musila says Musundi House is a historical building
that keeps the legacy of the union as a farmers’ organization and cautioned the
contractors against shoddy works.
Eng. Stanley Watenga of Mt. Elgon
Property Development Limited said that the idea of turning Bugisu Cooperative
Union’s Musundi House into a hotel started three years ago but the commencement
of the project was delayed because of COVID-19 restrictions.
Watenga says they spent one year
and six months on consultation and research on how best they could carry out
the construction project. He added that confirmed works will commence in early
February.
Lumasaba//Cue in; “Kuli kola
project yi…
Cue out… let's work as a team.”//
Peter Weduku, one of the elders
in Bugisu Cooperative Union welcomed the initiative saying that this will
beautify Mbale and generate more finances for the cooperative Union.
Kirinya Ayubu is the URN Bureau Chief of Elgon/Bukedi Sub Regions . He holds a Bachelors Degree in Mass Communication from Islamic University in Uganda and a Diploma in Computer Science and Information Technology from the same University.
