URA House

URA House
General information
Type Office
Location Nakawa, Kampala, Uganda
Construction started 2014
Completed 2018 (Expected)
Technical details
Floor count 22[1]

URA House, also URA Tower, is a building under construction in Uganda. When completed, it will serve as the headquarters of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA).[2]

Location

The building is located in Nakawa, a neighborhood within the city of Kampala, the capital of Uganda, approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi), by road, east of the city center.[3] The coordinates of URA House are 0°19'49.0"N, 32°37'10.0"E (Latitude:0.330278; Longitude:32.619444).[4]

Overview

Prior to 2016, the offices of URA were scattered in multiple rented locations across the city of Kampala.[5] As of August 2016, URA spent US$3.5 million in rent and US$1.5 million in operational expenses annually.[5]

In 2014, the agency began construction of a 22-storey skyscraper to consolidate all the agency offices in the city under one roof and save money in rent and operational expenses. Completion is scheduled for 2018. URA plans to use the savings to improve its upcountry offices.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Busuulwa, Bernard (24 September 2016). "High-end office space in high demand in Uganda". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Ismail Musa Ladu (10 September 2015). "URA want a cash bonus". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Globefeed.com (4 October 2016). "Distance between Uganda Post Office, Kampala Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda and Uganda Revenue Authority, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Google (4 October 2016). "Location of Uganda Revenue Authority House, Kampala" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Ampurire, Paul (9 August 2016). "New Headquarters to Save URA UShs15 Billion In Rent, Operations". Kampala: Chimpreports.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

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