Uganda Gets Permanent Home In Egypt
Jan 23, 2003
UGANDA has bought a permanent home for its embassy in Cairo at US$455,531 (over sh700m) after 30 years of operating in rented premises.
By Milton Olupot
UGANDA has bought a permanent home for its embassy in Cairo at US$455,531 (over sh700m) after 30 years of operating in rented premises.
The purchase agreement for the villa on plot 66, street 10, in Maadi, a prime suburb in Cairo, was concluded on March 27, 2002.
“This now saves the government of Uganda a total of sh18m per month in rent,†said a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed by Charles Mukaga for the acting Permanent Secretary.
Mukaga said the internal design and general refurbishment was done by AMAC Construction Company to suit its status as a chancery.
Atop the villa flies the Uganda flag and an inscription reading “The Chancery of the Embassy of the Republic of Uganda.
According to Julius Onen, the acting Permanent Secretary, the villa not only saves the Government sh18m per month but also shows Uganda’s commitment to maintaining the existing warm relationship with the Egyptian government.
He said the chancery was one of the several acquisitions, including that in Pretoria, South Africa, which the ministry of Foreign Affairs was undertaking, to minimise the costs of running Uganda’s missions abroad.
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UGANDA has bought a permanent home for its embassy in Cairo at US$455,531 (over sh700m) after 30 years of operating in rented premises.
The purchase agreement for the villa on plot 66, street 10, in Maadi, a prime suburb in Cairo, was concluded on March 27, 2002.
“This now saves the government of Uganda a total of sh18m per month in rent,†said a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed by Charles Mukaga for the acting Permanent Secretary.
Mukaga said the internal design and general refurbishment was done by AMAC Construction Company to suit its status as a chancery.
Atop the villa flies the Uganda flag and an inscription reading “The Chancery of the Embassy of the Republic of Uganda.
According to Julius Onen, the acting Permanent Secretary, the villa not only saves the Government sh18m per month but also shows Uganda’s commitment to maintaining the existing warm relationship with the Egyptian government.
He said the chancery was one of the several acquisitions, including that in Pretoria, South Africa, which the ministry of Foreign Affairs was undertaking, to minimise the costs of running Uganda’s missions abroad.
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