Efforts to determine a contemporary sports activities stadium in Kisoro District proceed to assemble momentum as SC Volcanoes intensifies negotiations aimed toward reworking Shaaza Playground into the proposed Sarah Mateke Memorial Stadium.
The event was confirmed by SC Volcanoes Vice President Flight Captain Arthur Mugisha Ruchakatsi, popularly generally known as Bubu, whereas addressing journalists shortly after the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected Kisoro Municipality mayor on Thursday.
The proposed stadium mission is meant to honour the legacy of the late Sarah Mateke Nyirabashitsi, who handed away on September 7, 2024, on the age of fifty. Mateke served as Uganda’s State Minister for Defence and Girl Member of Parliament for Kisoro District and was well known for her help towards youth empowerment and sports activities growth initiatives within the area.
Based on Captain Mugisha, discussions involving SC Volcanoes, Kisoro Municipality, and Kisoro District management are progressing steadily towards upgrading the playground into a contemporary sports activities facility able to internet hosting high-level soccer competitions and different sporting actions.
The mission carries deep emotional and symbolic significance for the district following the choice by the Kisoro District Council to rename the power in honour of the late minister, whose imaginative and prescient strongly emphasised youth engagement by sports activities and group growth.
Captain Mugisha revealed that the membership management, working alongside SC Volcanoes president Dr. Martin Mbonye and different stakeholders, stays dedicated to restoring aggressive soccer in Kisoro by making certain that the district can host official dwelling matches regionally somewhat than outdoors the area.
“We would like Kisoro to have a facility able to internet hosting aggressive soccer whereas additionally creating alternatives for younger folks by sports activities,” Mugisha mentioned.
The membership official famous that the newly constituted municipal and district councils current a contemporary alternative to finalize excellent negotiations and speed up implementation of the long-awaited infrastructure mission.
Past soccer growth, Mugisha challenged the brand new political management to prioritize clear governance, improved service supply, infrastructure growth, and inclusive growth rooted in accountability and equality.
He additionally raised issues about rising insecurity inside Kisoro Municipality, noting that legal incidents proceed to have an effect on residents and undermine group confidence.
Referencing President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s “Kisanja Hakuna Kulala” message, Mugisha urged leaders to embrace hardworking, corruption-free management types centered on empowering youth, supporting girls entrepreneurs, and increasing financial alternatives.
The SC Volcanoes vp additional rallied younger folks throughout Kisoro to help the membership, describing it as one of many fastest-growing soccer establishments in Western Uganda following its current triumph within the regional third division championship and qualification for the playoffs for promotion to the FUFA Massive League.
He added that Kisoro possesses huge untapped financial potential, notably in tourism, citing the district’s mountain gorillas as considered one of Uganda’s main vacationer points of interest after Entebbe.
Mugisha appealed for elevated authorities funding in sports activities infrastructure, innovation hubs, tourism centres, and youth-focused growth programmes able to reworking livelihoods and positioning Kisoro as a key regional growth hub.
For a lot of soccer stakeholders within the district, the proposed Sarah Mateke Memorial Stadium represents greater than a sports activities facility — it’s seen as an enduring image of the late minister’s imaginative and prescient for youth empowerment, group growth, and the expansion of soccer in Kisoro.
