City Tycoon Godfrey Kirumira Appointed Honorary Consul To Namibia
The Republic of Namibia has appointed city business and billionaire Godfrey Kirumira as its Honorary Consul to Uganda.
Kirumira who also doubles as the chairman of Kwagalana Group, a closed club of wealthy Ugandans travelled to the South African country and received his appointment credentials from Mario Munwela, the chief of foreign relations at Namibia’s international relations and cooperation on the 24th of April 2023.
According to sources from the statehouse of Namibia, his Excellency President Dr Hage G Geingob has given Kirumira full authority to bring Ugandan investors to Namibia and also Namibia investors to Uganda during his term in office.
Sources further added that Kirumira has been given a booklet with visas which he will issue to Ugandans who want to go to Namibia. He will soon meet President Museveni to present his credentials.
Kirumira is the chairman of GKK group of companies a conglomerate with diverse interests in agriculture produce, petroleum, hospitality, real estate, transport, and logistics as well as security and forex trading.
some of the group companies include Bargary company limited which deals in fuel distribution the brand name Gelp.
Some of these real estate properties include Kirumira Towers and royali complex. in the hospitality business, he owns and runs Muyenga Hotel (formerly known as Hotel International),royali Havana and Hotel Havana.
In his role, Kirumira will represent the commercial and diplomatic interests of Namibia, a COMESA member country just like Uganda. With a GDP per capita of USD8,900 10 times that of Uganda and a big-time importer of grains, the appointment of Godfrey Kirumira, himself a big-time trader in grains, portends big potential for Ugandan agriculture exports.
His other businesses include Royale Cash Forex, Money Point Forex, KPI Security Company, and BTC Transporters. He is also the proprietor of Premium Commodities which deals in maize and beans. He is the leading importer of bales of second-hand clothes and the brains behind Nabugabo Updeal Venture Limited, a sanitation company.
Many in his circles call him Chairman. And indeed, he is the chairman of Kwagalana Group, a closed club of wealthy Ugandans that he founded in 2002. Some of the billionaire members include Gaster Lule, Sudhir Ruparelia, John Yiga, Dr Sarah Nkonge, and William Kajoba among many others.
He is also the chairman of the Landlords Association of Kampala as well as a Patron of the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA).
He owns two schools St Mary’s Junior School, Nabbingo and Bright Future Secondary School Bwebajja. The school is a non-profit initiative.
Although with a smaller GDP than Uganda’s USD12.3 billion versus Uganda’s USD40.5 billion in 2021, a small population of just less than 3 million people gives Namibi a GDP per capita edge (USD 8,900) over Uganda (USD 884).
The mineral-rich Namibia which is one of the world’s largest raw diamonds exporter, among many other minerals, is a big-time importer of grain, especially wheat, maize, and millet.
With a GDP of USD8,900 10 times that of Uganda and a big-time importer of grains, the appointment of Godfrey Kirumira, himself a big-time trader in grains, portends big potential for Ugandan agriculture exports.
