While speaking in a press conference in April, Akon said the new futuristic city would be coming to Uganda in the coming years with the support of the Ugandan government which promised to offer one square mile of land for the Akon City.
Early last year, Senegalese and American rapper Akon came to Uganda and promised to build an ‘Akon City’ in the Pearl of Africa.
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As we speak, the Ugandan government through its Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, has allocated land in Mukono to the American rapper to start setting up his Akon City.
The government last year said through the Ministry of Lands that it would give Akon a place suitable in Uganda that has not less than 1 square mile.
News coming in now shows that the Uganda Land Commission yesterday handed over a land title to Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba for the land which has been allocated to Akon for the Akon City development.
According to the reports, the allocated land that was allocated for the developments is located in Mpunge sub-county in Mukono district.
It should be noted that Akon has for years been trying to set up development in his native country Senegal.
According to Akon, the city will have different developments like shopping malls, cinema halls, stadiums and recreational centers, and these will be operating in cryptocurrency, Akoin.
According to Akon, the development is expected to be completed, if all goes well, by 2036.