Namugongo

For quite a long time, the sprawling and magnificent Metroplex Shopping Mall, in the upscale Naalya suburb along the Kampala Northern By-Pass highway on the outskirts of Kampala city, has raised a lot of questions about its viability as a major real estate investment.  A recent online debate on the X social media platform placed the shopping mall into a critical spotlight with some commentators voicing their concerns about the ’emptiness’ of the mall as a proverbial white elephant.  A tour of the mall reveals some vacant space, low foot traffic, and a lack of vibrancy in shopping and entertainment experienced…