Type Government Offices Completed 2021 (Expected) | Construction started 2016 (Expected) Architect FBW Architects | |
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Location 98-102 Katalima Road
Naguru, Kampala
Uganda Floor area 80,000 square metres (861,113 sq ft) | ||
The JLOS House Project, is a proposed three-component government office development project in Uganda's capital city of Kampala, to house the offices of the Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS). The three components of the project are:
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Location
The first component of the project is the JLOS Towers to be located at 98-102 Katalima Road, in the Naguru neighborhood, in the Nakawa Division of Kampala, about 6 kilometres (4 mi), northeast of the city's central business district. The coordinates of the JLOS Towers would be 0°20'28.0"N, 32°36'39.0"E (Latitude:0.341114; Longitude:32.610832).
The second component in the project, is the headquarters of the Uganda Police Force, to be constructed immediately south of the JLOS Towers, at 40-96 Katalima Road, Naguru.
The third component is the renovation, refurbishment and enlargement of existing office buildings that house the Courts of Appeal and headquarters of the Judiciary, to accommodate the Uganda Supreme Court, currently housed in a building on Upper Kololo Terrace on Kololo Hill. That location is located in the centre of the city, bounded by Lumumba Avenue to the north, Buganda Road to the south, Square One to the west and Square Two to the east. The coordinates of this location are: 0°18'56.0"N, 32°34'46.0"E (Latitude:0.315556; Longitude:32.579438).
Overview
JLOS Towers is planned to house the following government departments, currently scattered in different locations across the city:
- The headquarters of the Uganda Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
- The Uganda High Court
- The Uganda Ministry of Internal Affairs
- Offices of Uganda Human Rights Commission
- Headquarters of Uganda Prison Services
- Headquarters of Uganda Registration Services Bureau
- The Justice, Law and Order Sector Secretariat
- Offices of Uganda Law Reform Commission
- Headquarters and offices of he Directorate of Public Prosecution
- Offices of the Judicial Service Commission
- Uganda Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development
- Headquarters of Uganda Tax Appeals Tribunal
- Headquarters of the Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
- The Uganda Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control.
Construction
In August 2015, following open international bidding, a consortium led by TWED Property Development Limited of Uganda and G5 Property Development Limited of South Africa was selected to design, develop, construct and manage the project in a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement. The other members of the consortium include FBW Architects and Roko Construction Limited. Financing will be provided by Standard Bank of South Africa and Stanbic Bank Uganda. Construction is expected to commence in 2016.