Serena Awarded for Investments in Uganda
DECEMBER 7, 2006. Kampala Serena Hotel has been awarded Overall Investor of the Year - Gold Award by the Uganda Investment Authority. The award was presented to Kampala Serena Hotel at a colourful award ceremony held at Hotel Africana, Kampala on Monday 27th November 2006. The Ceremony which was attended by over 650 guests drawn from the Government, Diplomatic Corps and Business Leaders, was presided over by the Minister for Finance as the Chief Guest.
In presenting the award, Dr. Maggie Kigozi, Executive Director of the Uganda Investment Authority said that Kampala Serena Hotel was being awarded for its investment of US$ 30 million in the rehabilitation of the hotel. She noted that Kampala Serena Hotel was the only hotel of its kind in the region and on opening, had raised standards of hospitality in Uganda. The hotel was also recognized for the creation of over 300 jobs for Uganda Nationals and for substantial investment in staff training.
Mr. Mahmud Jan Mohamed the Managing Director of Serena Hotels and Mr. Killian Lugwe General Manager of Kampala Serena Hotel were present at the ceremony and collected the awards on behalf of the hotel.
The new 5 star Kampala Serena Hotel is the latest addition to the Serena Group of Hotels, owned and operated by Tourism Promotion Services (TPS), an arm of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED).
Kampala Serena will be hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) next year which will be attended by Her Majesty the Queen, among other prominent delegates.
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