Kampala Industrial and Business Park


The Kampala Industrial and Business Park , also referred to as Kampala Business and Industrial Park or Kampala Industrial Park, is an industrial and business park in Uganda. The park was developed by the Uganda Investment Authority as a central place where investors can locate factories, warehouses, distribution centers, and other business offices.

Location

KIBP is located in Namanve, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District. This location is approximately, by road, east of the central business district of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, on the Kampala-Jinja Highway. The coordinates of Kampala Business and Industrial Park are: 0°20'35.0"N, 32°41'55.0"E.

Overview

The industrial park was created by act of parliament in 1997. An area measuring, previously occupied by a national eucalyptus forest was de-gazetted for that purpose. Over 200 businesses acquired land and space on concessional terms to establish their businesses in the park. Roofings Limited, a manufacturer of galvanized iron bars, wires, and sheets, began production in September 2010 at a new factory called Roofings Rolling Mills Limited and located in the business park.
In August 2018, UIA announced that all the land in the industrial park had been allocated to 290 prospective investors, of whom 192 were Ugandan-based and 98 were foreign-based. By that time, the park's size had grown to, with 33 factories operating, including Century Bottling Company, Threeways Shipping Limited, and Leaf Tobacco & Commodities Limited. Another 87 companies were in the construction phase while 120 were in the feasibility study stage.

Points of interest

The following businesses are located at Kampala Industrial and Business Park Namanve:
In January 2019, the government of Uganda formally applied for a loan amounting to US$246 million from UK Export Finance for the development of a road network, sewerage disposal system, waste management network, high voltage electricity infrastructure, an IT network backbone and related developments.