Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Sharifah Buzeki has clarified that no decision has been made to hand over Constitution Square, commonly known as City Square, to a private developer.
Buzeki made the clarification on Tuesday during a meeting with representatives of Kampala traders, amid growing controversy over a proposal to redevelop the public space.
She explained that President Yoweri Museveni only directed Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs Minsa Kabanda to study a proposal submitted by businessman Hajj Hassan Bulwadda, consult KCCA and report back to him.
“We have heard some voices say that the President gave away the land, but when you read the President’s letter to the Minister of Kampala, he said he had received a proposal to develop the land,” Buzeki said.
“There is nowhere where the President gives away the land.”
Bulwadda submitted the proposal on August 18, 2026, seeking to develop about two acres of Constitution Square into a modern, eco-friendly commercial complex featuring a hotel, shopping mall and other facilities, with solar power incorporated into the project.
Museveni subsequently wrote to Kabanda on August 30, directing her to study the proposal, consult KCCA and report back. The letter was also copied to Vice President Jessica Alupo and Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja.
According to Buzeki, Kabanda has since constituted a committee to examine the proposal, but KCCA has not yet received the committee’s findings or been formally consulted.
“At this stage, the minister has constituted a committee to look into the proposal, and thereafter they will come to us, and we are waiting for them,” she said.
Buzeki added that KCCA’s technical and political leadership would provide its views before the minister submits feedback to the President.
