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Thanks Rehema and I hope our legislatures can reverse the bid and
call in tenders for a new modern State House which cab constructed at the same
value or even much cheaper -----Original Message----- I agree with you Mr. Ed Kironde. Re-renovating Renovations! Re-renovating Renovations Renovating of Entebbe State House at a tune of
$77 million is not economically viable given the resources and needs of our
nation Reports say that
Ssentoogo and Partners, jointly with Symbion Architects, won the bid, beating
four other firms, including the Norwegian Norplan and Sekaziga and Sons, who
built the president's home in Rwakitura, Mbarara,. When they won the bid, the works were
expected to cost $20 million and the figure has nearly quadrupled. We
may well remember that 10 years ago, the same building was renovated at a cost
of 3 million pound sterling. News papers report that during the recent tour,
legislators found our State House in a sorry state. “MPs were shocked at the state of
the Entebbe State House with bare rain-socked walls, damaged wooden floors, a
gaping ceiling and bare electric wires.
There was near disaster when one MP entered a gaping hole on the wooden
floor doubling as the ceiling for the ground level. He lay flat on his back as
his colleagues helped to pull him out.”
New Vision That is a clear sign of neglect and subjecting government
property to waste. After dumping $77
million into this building which now seems to have a bottomless pit, what
assurance do the citizens of Uganda have that ten years later another $200
million will not be “passed by the house” to re-renovate the renovations? Razing the building and constructing a new modern State
House as some MPs had suggested would be the only economically viable
solution. I happened to be a frequent
visitor to the State House in 1979 after the removal of Idi Amin and in one of
the living rooms, right above a giant sofa seat, was a bullet ridden ceiling
and we were told that Amin used to fire shots during meetings to intimidate his
cabinet ministers and other guests. I do not know how much of a Historical value this colonial
building is, given the abuse subjected it by Idi Amin and the current neglected
state it is in. Agreeably, the location
of the building is very strategic and it is easy to provide security to our
first family. If we are kin to retain the current abused structure, the
renovation cost should be kept at the original bid of $20 million. Can you imagine what the remaining $57
millions can do? With 56 districts, construct 56 health clinics, one in
every district to a tune of a million dollar each. The remaining one million dollar should go to
the Universal Primary Fund! “ The master plan was designed to be as patient friendly and
as cost effective as possible. The findings of the master plan established that
the entire project would cost the The
government needs to shop around and get value for the tax payer’s money. For those of you who have been to ·
Hard Rock Hotel and casino, 11-story
hotel with 335 rooms, 10,000 Sq/foot concert hall, numerous restaurants and
shops, cost =$100 million. If
our State House needs $77 million dollars to be renovated, it is in a very
dangerous state and it is not worth renovation.
It is like feeding the pig which will always come back for more. Demolish the structure and erect a new
official home for our presidents. Edriss
S Kironde Founder,
National Party of Uganda Do you Yahoo!? --- --- |
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