Kamwookya
Kamwookya, sometimes spelled as Kamwokya, is a location within the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest metropolitan area.
Location
Kamwookya is bordered by Kyebando to the north, Bukoto to the northeast, Naguru to the east, Kololo to the southeast, Nakasero to the south and Mulago to the west. This location is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), by road, northeast of the Kampala's central business district.[1] The coordinates of Kamwookya are:0°20'33.0"N, 32°35'20.0"E (Latitude:0.342500; Longitude:32.588889).[2]
Overview
Kamwookya is a mixed residential and commercial area of the city, with a large number of small Information Technology (IT) businesses. Kamwookya is also the location of a central market, restaurants, shops, dry-cleaners and sports bars, many of them, upscale. Closer to the city center, one can find several foreign embassies, government buildings and an upscale shopping mall. (See Points of interest below:).
In the northern portion of Kamwookya, between the Kampala Northern Bypass Highway and Kira Road, the neighborhood is a densely packed slum, with poorly constructed housing units, poor drainage and rudimentary sanitary infrastructure, with attendant public health challenges.[3]
- Main road.
- General cleaning.
- Bath tab outside the house.
- Unfinished building.
- Traffic policeman.
- A church.
- Poultry.
Notable people
Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, known as Bobi Wine, Ugandan musician, activist, actor and politician.
Points of interest
The points of interest in or near Kamwookya include:
- NBS Television Ltd[4]
- Iwat Solutions.[5][6] One of the few recognized Ugandan based live stream service providers
- British High Commission
- High Commission of the Republic of Rwanda
- Uganda National Museum
- Uganda Wildlife Authority Headquarters [7]
- Acacia Mall - technically Kamwokya lies on Kololo Hill. Acacia Mall, an upscale, six-storey, air-conditioned shopping center at the corner of Kira Road and Acacia Avenue, where Kamwokya meets Kololo proper.
- Katego Family Planning Clinic - a private medical facility [8]
- S&J Strategies Limited - a communications consulting firm[9]
- Kampala Northern Bypass Highway - the highway passes through the northern reaches of Kamwookya.
- Saint Francis Students Community Center - a public community center for area and visiting students
- Makerere Guest House - a private lodging facility. (Not to be confused with Makerere University Guest House, which is located on the main campus of Makerere University).
- Kampala City View Guest House - a private lodging facility, at the corner of Kira Road and Tufnell Drive.
- A branch of Guaranty Trust Bank (Uganda) - one of the commercial banks in the country
- A branch of Imperial Bank Uganda - in the Acacia Mall
- A branch of Orient Bank - in the Acacia Mall
- Daks Couriers Limited – the leading privately owned courier, transport and logistics company in the country.
See also
References
- ^ "Map Showing Central Kampala And Kamwookya With Distance Indicator". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Location of Kamwookya At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Uganda: Glum HIV/AIDS Outlook for Kampala's Slum Dwellers". IRIN News. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "NBS TV | Accurate, Bold, Authoritative".
- ^ "Iwat Solutions Limited". Yellow.ug. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- ^ "iwat solutions , web design , web development, mobile application streaming". www.iwatsolutions.com. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- ^ Kakembo, Titus. "Monkeys Are Fun to Track". New Vision Mobile. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ Muyiyi, Susan (30 October 2009). "Beat Cervical Cancer, Stick To One Man!". New Vision. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Kasyate Goes Into Media Consultancy". New Vision. 30 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 February 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
External links
- Kamwokya Market Vendors Tipped On Savings
- Kamwokya Art Gallery Serves Katogo
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- Banda
- Bugoloobi
- Bukoto
- Busega
- Butabika
- Bwaise
- Ggaba
- Kabalagala
- Kamwookya
- Kansanga
- Kaleerwe
- Kanyanya
- Kasubi
- Katwe
- Kawaala
- Kawempe
- Kibuli
- Kibuye
- Kigoowa
- Kikaaya
- Kisaasi
- Kiwaatule
- Kulambiro
- Kololo
- Kyambogo
- Kyebando
- Lubaga
- Lungujja
- Luzira
- Makerere
- Makindye
- Mbuya
- Mengo
- Mpererwe
- Mulago
- Munyonyo
- Muyenga
- Naakulabye
- Naguru
- Najjanankumbi
- Nakasero
- Nakawa
- Nakawa–Naguru Estates
- Namirembe
- Namungoona
- Namuwongo
- Nateete
- Ndeeba
- Nsambya
- Ntinda
- Old Kampala
- Port Bell
- Wandegeya
- Daily Monitor
- New Vision
- New Vision Group
- The Independent (Uganda)
- The Observer (Uganda)
- Dott Services
- National Housing and Construction Company
- Tirupati Development Uganda Limited
- Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda
- National Food and Drug Authority
- National Planning Authority
- National Identification and Registration Authority
- National Social Security Fund
- National Water and Sewerage Corporation
- Uganda Securities Exchange
- Uganda Investment Authority
- Ruparelia Group
- Kyagalanyi Coffee Limited
- Brookside Dairy Limited
- Jesa Farm Dairy Limited
- Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority
- Uganda Land Commission
- Capital Markets Authority of Uganda
- Uganda Coffee Development Authority
- ROKO Construction Company
- Uganda Business Facilitation Centre
- Uganda Air Cargo
- Uganda Airlines
- Kampala Airport
- Uganda National Roads Authority
- Entebbe–Kampala Expressway
- Kampala–Jinja Expressway
- Kampala–Jinja Highway
- Kampala–Entebbe Road
- Kampala–Gayaza Road
- Kampala–Bombo Expressway
- Kampala–Busunju Expressway
- Kampala–Mpigi Expressway
- Kampala–Masaka Road
- Kampala–Mityana Road
- Kampala–Hoima Road
- Kampala Northern Bypass Highway
- Kampala Southern Bypass Highway
- Kampala Outer Beltway
- Tondeka Metro Bus Service
landmarks
- Afrexim Bank House, Kampala
- Bulange
- Christ the King Catholic Church
- Uganda Parliament Buildings
- Kampala Capital City Authority Complex
- DFCU House
- Kampala Protea Hotel
- Kampala Hilton Garden Inn
- Kampala Hilton Hotel
- Kampala Serena Hotel
- Kampala Sheraton Hotel
- Imperial Hotels Group
- Imperial Royale Hotel
- Grand Imperial Hotel
- Janani Luwum Church House
- Kampala Kingdom Hotel
- Kampala Speke Hotel
- Mapeera House
- Movement House
- Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort
- Thobani Centre
- Speke Resort and Conference Center
- East African Development Bank Building
- Bank of Uganda Building Complex
- Mengo Palace
- Kabaka's Place Banda
- Namirembe Cathedral
- Rubaga Cathedral
- Makerere University Main Campus
- National Water and Sewerage Corporation Headquarters Building
- Kampala Tower
- Hotel Africana
- Kibuli Mosque
- Old Kampala Mosque
- Uganda Inspectorate of Government Towers
- Uganda Ministry of Education Complex
- Uganda Museum
- Uganda National Cultural Centre
- Uganda National Records Centre and Archives
- Kasubi Tombs
- DFCU House
- Pension Towers
- JLOS House Project
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala
- Aga Khan University, Kampala
- Cavendish University Uganda
- Clarke International University
- Habib Medical School
- Institute of Petroleum Studies Kampala
- International Health Sciences University
- International University of East Africa
- ISBAT University
- Kampala International School
- Kampala University
- Kibuli Secondary School
- Kitante Hill Secondary School
- Kololo Senior Secondary School
- Kyambogo University
- Law Development Centre
- Makerere College School
- Makerere University
- Makerere University Business School
- Mengo Senior School
- Nabisunsa Girls' Secondary School
- Nakawa Vocational Training Institute
- Nexus International University
- Rubaga Community School
- Stafford University Uganda
- St. Augustine International University
- St. Lawrence University
- Uganda Christian University School of Medicine
- Team University
- Uganda Industrial Research Institute
- Uganda Management Institute
- Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine
- Uganda National Entrepreneurship Development Institute
- Uganda Technology and Management University
- Victoria University Uganda
- Uganda National Council for Higher Education
- Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala
- Butabika Hospital
- Case Medical Centre
- International Hospital Kampala
- Kadic Hospital
- Kampala Hospital
- Kampala Medical Chambers Hospital
- Kawempe General Hospital
- Kibuli Hospital
- Kiruddu General Hospital
- Lubaga Hospital
- Makerere University Hospital
- Mbuya Military Hospital
- Mengo Hospital
- Mulago Hospital
- Mulago Women's Referral Hospital
- Murchison Bay Hospital
- Upper Mulago Regional Referral Hospital
- Nakasero Hospital
- Naguru General Hospital
- Nsambya Hospital
- Paragon Hospital
- Uganda Cancer Institute
- Uganda Heart Institute
- Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council
- Women's Hospital International and Fertility Centre
- Galilee Community General Jewish Hospital of Uganda
- International Medical Group
- Uganda Joint Medical Store
- A.F. Mpanga Advocates
- ENSafrica
- Kampala Associated Advocates
- Kasirye Byaruhanga and Company Advocates
- Kateera & Kagumire Advocates
- Katende Ssempebwa & Company Advocates
- Kigozi Ssempala Mukasa Obonyo Advocates
- Ligomarc Advocates
- Sebalu & Lule Advocates
- Apolo Nsibambi
- Nasser Sebaggala
- David Serwadda
- Fred Ruhindi
- John Ssebaana Kizito
- Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige
- Erias Lukwago
- Ian Clarke
- Jennifer Musisi
- Josephine Nambooze
- Maria Kiwanuka
- Laurence Sematimba
- Joseph Kizito
- Justinian Tamusuza
- Robert Ssejjemba
- Eugene Sseppuya
- Phillip Ssozi
- Sudhir Ruparelia
- Wasswa Serwanga
- Yusef Sozi
- Margaret Zziwa
- Beti Kamya-Turwomwe
- Moses Matovu
- Mohammed Hamid
- Hasmukh Dawda