𝐂𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐓 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐔𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝟔 𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐁𝐁𝐄 𝐀𝐒 𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐒 𝐀 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐁𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐇𝐔𝐁

By Musa Rwamigoye 

 

•  𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝟐𝟎 𝐓𝐎 𝟐𝟔 𝐀𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐒

 

Entebbe: Cabinet has approved an additional six acres of government land for the United Nations Regional Service Centre in Entebbe, increasing its total land allocation from 20 to 26 acres as the facility expands its responsibilities supporting UN operations across Africa and beyond.

 

The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting chaired by President Yoweri Museveni on Monday, October 26, 2026. The land will be reallocated from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries. 

 

𝐖𝐇𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍?

 

Established in 2010, the Entebbe centre provides financial, human resource, administrative, logistics and information technology support to UN operations.

 

The facility has exhausted the space available on its current 20-acre site and is taking on additional responsibilities as the United Nations consolidates services previously handled by other offices, including the Kuwait Joint Support Office, whose functions were transferred on July 1, 2026. 

 

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐘

 

According to figures presented to Cabinet, expenditure by the centre's staff contributes approximately US$40 million annually to the local economy, while contracts with local suppliers account for a further*US$33 million.

 

The combined US$73 million supports businesses supplying goods and services to the centre and its employees. The facility is also expected to become the UN system's largest travel ticketing office, handling approximately 250 tickets daily. 

 

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐌𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀

 

The expansion strengthens Uganda's ambition to position Entebbe as a regional hub for international organisations and centralised administrative services.

 

It could create further opportunities for Ugandan professionals and businesses in hospitality, transport, catering, information technology, travel management and other professional services. However, government has not yet announced specific additional jobs or contracts arising directly from the six-acre allocation. 

 

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄: Beyond hosting UN operations, Uganda has an opportunity to attract more international support functions, increase local procurement and strengthen Entebbe's position in the global services economy.