KAMPALA. Dr. Sudir Ruparelia the chairman of Ruparelia group says works that are going on at Munyonyo Speke resort Gardens has nothing to do with degrading Lake Victoria.
He says the work was duly approved by the National Environment Management Authority and is part of securing the land affected by historical unprecedented rise in Lake Victoria level between 2021 and 2022.
Via its twitter account, the National Environment Management Authority has also clarified on these developments.
They said that this is being done within the law and the renovation will prevent the flooding of the gardens as the hotel is in preparations to host the Non Aligned Movement & G-77 Conferences next year.
‘’We are not degrading the lake’’ Dr. Sudir noted while addressing press conference to media on 18th, 7 July 2023 at Speke resort Munyonyo.
After addressing the press conference, Dr. Sudir took media and other stakeholders on an on-the-spot fact-finding tour of the entire facility further to clarify some online allegations that the Group is refilling Lake Victoria as part of the construction.
‘’As part of the larger preparations, the entire facility is also undergoing some indoor and outdoor refurbishments and upgrades’’, he added.
He noted that the entire construction comprising of the construction of the one-of-a-kind 4400-seater Speke Resort Convention Centre which will be completed in time for the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement to be held in January 2024 in Kampala, Uganda.
‘’The Ruparelia Group, is in a joint venture with the Uganda Development Corporation (UDC), constructing the state-of-the-art convention centre to not only host the NAM Summit and Followed by G77 China but also boost the country’s Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions (MICE) potential and competitiveness’’. He said
n addition to the 4400-seater auditorium, the convention centre will also have a multipurpose hall, 12 high-end conference rooms and a floating restaurant that can host more than 900 guests, with an extraordinary view of Africa’s largest freshwater Lake Victoria.
He noted that the facility is being developed on a 105-acre. The complex boasts 476 accommodation rooms, including 54 presidential suites and 3 ballrooms.
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