The CEO of BLB, Omuk. Simon Kabogoza at the invitation of the UNDP country representative Ms. Elsie Attafuah, has participated in a UNDP organized workshop themed,” sense-making workshop on frontier challenges for smart cities” at Protea Hotel-Entebbe as UNDP seeks eliminate slums and create smart cities in Uganda.
The CEO told the workshop participants about the interventions BLB, under the guidance of Ssaabasajja Kabaka has undertaken to address the challenge of housing in the country; facilitating the building of affordable houses in Ssentema, high end houses in Kigo, securing tenancy for bibanja holders on Kabaka’s land, enabling people to get titles, collaborating with urban authorities to enforce physical planning etc.
The workshop was attended by the State Minister of Lands for Urban Development, Hon. Paris Namuganza, UNDP resident representative, KCCA ED Mrs. Doroth Kisaka, among others.
At the same workshop, Hajjat Rehema Nanvuma(HPPS-BLB) also made a presentation on behalf of BLB highlighting the opportunities for partnerships with BLB for elimination of slums to create smart cities; where she highlighted already existing partnerships with GIZ, KCCA and other urban authorities, cultural influence of BLB, the Kabaka as the largest landlord with BLB as the only agency managing his vast estate…..