Governor’s house NOT for sale – Bank of Uganda

“This is to notify the public that BoU is not selling the residence of the Governor.“

Governor’s house NOT for sale – Bank of Uganda
Bank of Uganda emblem / courtesy

The Bank of Uganda has stated that the house of the governor is not for sale.

In a statement released, Bank of Uganda says they learnt of misinformation circulating on social media over the purported sale of the governors house

“The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has learnt of the misinformation about the purported sale of the Governor’s residence that is circulating electronically among the public.”

“This is to notify the public that BoU is not selling the residence of the Governor. “ statement reads in part.

“On Monday February 20, 2023, BoU published a bid notice, announcing the disposal of assets, that included: Plot 7-9 Elizabeth Avenue Kololo Kampala and Plot 41 Kampala Road Masaka.”

“The asset in Kololo is an empty plot of land that is being disposed of and NOT the Governor’s residence. BoU invited bidders to inspect these assets in the period February 22, 2023 to March 14, 2023.”

“BoU appeals to the public to disregard the misinformation about the Governor’s residence circulating electronically.”

The Governor of the Bank of Uganda Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile died on the morning of January 23, 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya aged 72.

Prof. Mutebile served as Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Uganda from 2001 till the time of his death in 2022.

It should be noted that the speaker of Parliament of Uganda, Anita Anet Among had made a plea to have his residence retained by the family members, this however never settled in well with some members of parliament and some public members.