The JLOS House Project, is a proposed three-component government office development project in

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's capital city of

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, to house the offices of the Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS). The three components of the project are: * JLOS Towers, an office complex to house the headquarters of more than a dozen law enforcement and social services government departmental offices. * Uganda Police Headquarters, a modern building to house the headquarters of the Uganda Police Force. * Renovation, refurbishment and enlargement of existing office buildings that house the Courts of Appeal and headquarters of the Judiciary, to also accommodate the

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Location

The first component of the project is the JLOS Towers to be located at 98-102 Katalima Road, in the Naguru neighborhood, in the Nakawa Division of Kampala, about , northeast of the city's

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. The coordinates of the JLOS Towers would be 0°20'28.0"N, 32°36'39.0"E (Latitude:0.341114; Longitude:32.610832). The second component in the project, is the headquarters of the Uganda Police Force, to be constructed immediately south of the JLOS Towers, at 40-96 Katalima Road, Naguru. The third component is the renovation, refurbishment and enlargement of existing office buildings that house the Courts of Appeal and headquarters of the Judiciary, to accommodate the

, currently housed in a building on Upper Kololo Terrace on Kololo Hill. That location is in the centre of the city, bounded by Lumumba Avenue to the north, Buganda Road to the south, Square One to the west and Square Two to the east. The coordinates of this location are: 0°18'56.0"N, 32°34'46.0"E (Latitude:0.315556; Longitude:32.579438).

Overview

JLOS Towers is planned to house the following government departments, currently scattered in different locations across the city: # The headquarters of the Uganda Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs # The

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# The Uganda Ministry of Internal Affairs # Offices of Uganda Human Rights Commission # Headquarters of Uganda Prison Services # Headquarters of

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# The Justice, Law and Order Sector Secretariat # Offices of Uganda Law Reform Commission # Headquarters and offices of The Directorate of Public Prosecution # Offices of the Judicial Service Commission # Uganda Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development # Headquarters of Uganda Tax Appeals Tribunal # Headquarters of the Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution # The Uganda Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control.

Construction

In August 2015, following open international bidding, a consortium led by ''TWED Property Development Limited'' of

and ''G5 Property Development Limited'' of

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was selected to design, develop, construct and manage the project in a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement. The other members of the consortium includ
FBW Architects
and ROKO Construction Company. Financing will be provided by

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and Stanbic Bank Uganda. Construction was expected to commence in 2016. In June 2021, the

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reported that construction would start in the second half of calendar year 2021 and last 24 months. The contract price is quoted as USh213 billion (approx. US$60.2 million), at that time.

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Thirteen companies have expressed interest in construction of a multi-billion Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS) complex in Naguru, a Kampala suburb
{{Kampala District Government buildings in Uganda Nakawa Division Buildings and structures in Kampala Central Region, Uganda

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Construction

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