Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort
{{Short description|Hotel in Kampala, Uganda}}
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| location = Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda
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| opening_date = 2007
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| operator = Ruparelia Group
| owner =Ruparelia Group
| number_of_restaurants = 7
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| website =[http://www.munyonyocommonwealth.com/ Homepage]
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Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort is a five star hotel-resort in Kampala,{{cite web|
url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Hotels-in-Kampala-get-classified--seven-years-on-/-/2560/2775098/-/1vxmf4/-/index.html|
title=Hotels In Kampala Get Classified, Seven Years On|first=Julius|
last=Barigaba|newspaper=The EastAfrican|access-date=4 July 2015|
date=4 July 2015|location=Nairobi}} the capital and largest city in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.
Location
The resort is located in the neighborhood of Munyonyo, in Makindye Division, in the southeastern part of Kampala, along the northern shores of Lake Victoria, the second-largest freshwater lake in the world. It is located adjacent to Speke Resort and Conference Center. This location lies approximately {{convert|12|km|0}}, by road, southeast of Kampala's central business district.{{cite web|date=7 February 2018 | url=https://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Post%20Office%20Building%2C%20Kampala%20Road%2C%20Kampala%2C%20Uganda&toplace=Munyonyo%20Commonwealth%20Resort%20Hotel%2C%20Wavamunno%20Road%2C%20Kampala%2C%20Uganda&dt1=ChIJXyfX9IC8fRcRorrkbY-nufI&dt2=ChIJs3hkOguWfRcRDEZzDws5neI | title=Distance between Post Office Building, Kampala Road, Kampala, Uganda and Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort Hotel, Wavamunno Road, Kampala, Uganda |access-date=7 February 2018 |author=Globefeed.com |
publisher=Globefeed.com}} The coordinates of Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort are:0°14'11.0"N, 32°37'25.0"E (Latitude:0.236389; Longitude:32.623611).{{google maps|title=Location of Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B014'11.0%22N+32%C2%B037'25.0%22E/@0.2793858,32.7135195,9z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0| access-date=4 July 2015}}
Overview
The resort was commissioned in 2007 and served as the host venue of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2007 (CHOGM 2007), held from 23 November until 25 November 2007, in Kampala Uganda. Built at an estimated cost of US$30 million (USh60 billion), the Uganda government contributed at least US$7.5 million (USh15 billion) into the joint venture entity that developed the resort. Government spent another US$7 million (USh14 billion) on constructing pathways and widening roads within the complex. The marina was expanded and the security of the infrastructure was updated. The US$7.5 million has been treated as equity by government while the US$7 million was treated as Conference expenses.{{cite web|url=http://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/index.php?i=1296&a=368|title=Focus: CHOGM 2007: Uganda Set To Reap More Than She Ever Sowed|first=George|last=Kagame|date=23 September 2007|access-date=8 July 2014|publisher=The New Times (Rwanda)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144938/http://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/index.php?i=1296&a=368|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|
url=http://www.independent.co.ug/cover-story/2042-chogm-who-will-pay-for-lost-billions|title=CHOGM: Who Will Pay For Lost Billions?: Contractors Paid Before Signing Agreements|last=Cover|first=Story|
access-date=8 July 2014|publisher=The Independent (Uganda)}}
Ownership
The hotel is a member of the Ruparelia Group, which includes four other hotels in Kampala. As of July 2014, the hotels of the Ruparelia Group include:
- Speke Resort and Conference Center - Munyonyo, Kampala
- Kampala Speke Hotel - Nile Avenue, Kampala
- Kabira Country Club - Bukoto, Kampala
- Kampala Tourist Hotel - Luwum Street, Kampala
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.munyonyocommonwealth.com/ Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort Homepage]
- [http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/HomesandProperty/A-lot-more-to-Munyonyo/-/689858/1462306/-/dn8x80/-/index.html A Lot More To Munyonyo]
- [http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8255:chogm-probe-govt-has-no-shares-in-munyonyo-resort-Sudhir CHOGM PROBE: Government Has No Shares In Munyonyo Resort - Sudhir]
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