Chinese Government provides UGX 24 billion grant for Parliament Chambers Expansion Project

$6.49M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of Uganda
Country	Uganda
Start Date	Jan 01, 2006
End Date	Mar 09, 2029
Duration	8,468 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`2514`

Grant Description

During a visit to Uganda by Wen Jiabao on June 23, 2006, Uganda secured a grant of 24 billion UGX for the expansion of parliament chambers. As a condition for the grant, bidding for the project was completed in China by Chinese companies. The expansion will be built on top of the previous Hall of Parliament.

Although the exact start and end dates are unknown, the project was mentioned as completed in 2008.

📚 Sources & References

http://www.ccs.org.za/downloads/China%252520in%252520Africa%252520NAI%252520book.pdf, http://export.gov/uganda/eg_ug_019669.asp, http://global.factiva.com/redir/default.aspx?P=sa&an=AFNWS00020060714e27f0011x&cat=a&ep=ASE Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.