Biography
My Early Life and Edication
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I was Born in Kalungu, Masaka on February 10, 1984, to Mr. Segawa Haruna and Mrs. Nakayiza Jalia both Moslem Parents with a strong business background. I was raised in the small village of Kalungu, Uganda, which is in East Africa. Kalungu village is part of Masaka, which used to be a bigger town, but it is now a city.
I went to primary school in Masaka and, as a child, I would help my father who was a textile trader in his shop during our school holidays. During the period I was to attend high school, my family relocated to Kampala, the capital of Uganda, and from there, I went to Kabojja Secondary School. Later, I attended Makerere University and graduated with a bachelor of laws. By profession, I am a lawyer, but today I’m more of a businessman than a lawyer.
My Business Journey
During my middle-school holidays in 2005, my parents gave me some reasonable capital to start a business. The capital was reasonable in the sense that it was not too much for me to simply spend it on my personal needs then as a young man, nor was it too small for me not to start.
This gave me the opportunity to test the entrepreneurial waters. I started small, buying garments, furniture, ladies’ bags and other commodities from large importing wholesalers and selling them locally at a profit.
I chose those specific items because it was those very commodities that my parents were dealing in then.
As my margins grew, I began to source directly from international markets and became a firsthand importer myself. I imported clothes and commodities from China, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Dubai, and distributed them wholesale both in Uganda and in neighboring countries, like Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Congo and Sudan.
When my trading business thrived and I accumulated more capital, I opted to venture into a more sophisticated business and real estate was a natural fit for me. I started buying and selling land and properties at a profit and in 2009, I incorporated Ham Enterprises (U) Ltd and progressed to constructing and owning my commercial properties.
In 2010, i started building Ham towers, my first commercial building at the Makerere suburb of Kampala city. Having mastered the commercial real estate principles, i referred to lessons learnt from my first project and I was then able to move a bit faster. Within 18 months, i had built my second property — Ham Shopping Mall. With combined rental income coming from both properties, i easily secured more financing from banks, for other projects given my reasonable collateral.
I have now diversified into national large-scale industrialization since 2018, mainly focusing on Agro-processing and value addition. Because Uganda is an Agro-based country but majorly, exporting raw material at unreasonable rates yet Importing processed products at exorbitant costs. Productive population also leave spacious fertile villages and congest urban areas for unreasonable survival. My desire to realize import substitution, mitigate rural-urban migration and effect regional national development forced me to invest over 2 Billion Shillings in global and national research.
I resultantly divided Uganda into 10 Agro-Zones basing of the specific agro produce from each zone (region) and resolved that each zone need an advanced Integrated Agro-Processing Industrial Plant (IAIP) as agro-processing and value additional are the only direct and clear path for Uganda from Poverty to prosperity. Each Plant cost between US$156-200 Million that is too much in comparison to the size of our economy. I therefore resolved and embarked on starting a pilot project in the Akright City of the central region as a kick-starter with hope that other fellow able ones would emulate and do the same in other zones and together we will transform our motherland from poverty to prosperity.
Nakivubo Stadium Construction
In 2015 after several engagements with the stadium board of trustees, I approached His excellence with my desirous proposal and ability to redevelop, Upgrade and modernize the stadium to world standards.
President Museveni welcomed my proposal, blessed and directed me to proceed and in 2017, i demolished all the worn-out structures and started re-developing the new stadium from Scratch until near completion in November 2023.
I embarked on the reconstruction of the stadium as corporate social responsibility for community development and equally as an example to other Ugandans and Africans that if I can pull off such a huge project with private funding, so can they.
The only way to pull Africa out of poverty to prosperity is for us Africans to accept it as our responsibility
2023
Starts establishment of the Ham Agro-Bank. A support Engine to cater for farmer's with agro-produce as the main tool of trade where loans will be granted in form of logistics, machinery, seeds, pesticides, etc and repayments will equally be made in form of Agro-Produce
2021
Kiggundu launches a replica of the White House in Uganda. Drawing inspiration from the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States of America.The Ugandan White House is the Headquarters for all his companies and an Illustration of Possibilities to fellow Ugandans and Africans that it is Possible to make it and transform our motherland instead of travelling to see the white house from the west.
2017
Kiggundu demolishes Worn-out structures of Nakivubo Stadium and starts construction new World Class National stadium.
2012
Ham starts construction of his second property — Ham Shopping Mall.
2009
Graduates from Makerere University in Kampala with bachelor's degree in laws.
2022
Opens Market for Ham Palm Villas.
A world-class Ict gated residential community with 500 homes, Villas and Apartments occupying over 200 acres.
2020
Starts Construction of Ham Agro-Processing industries structures. Set to add value to Ugandan Agro-Produce through regional agro-processing and also substitute. Import dependency as no more raw materials will be exported but rather the processed surplus.
2015
Gets presidential directive to reconstruct and upgrade Nakivubo Stadium.
Starts construction of surrounding perimeter walls before final demotion of the worn-out structures.
2011
Kiggundu finishes Construction his first commercial building, Ham Towers and launches it for official Business.
2005
With capital from father, starts his own garments trading business.
He decided to start garments trading because it was his father's line of business in which he had experience.
2021
Starts Internet Business with Hamz Ltd, initially basing in Canada and Launches social media platforms. that include, among others: Hamz App for Small video Sharing and Stress relief,
Hamz Pay for e-wallet and digital money transfer as well as utility Payment.
2019
Starts Construction of 500 gated luxury homes on a 200-acre land has a Clubhouse, swimming pools, Gym, Sauna and Steam, Salons and Barber shops, Healthcare facilities like Clinic and Pharmacy, Supermarket, a Fully Fledged Sports Complex with 2 Basketball Courts,2 Tennis courts, 2 Volleyball courts, Netball court, Football pitch, Fast running internet fiber, well organized 2-way road network with solar lighting system among many facilities.
2014
Starts Constructing Ham Shopping grounds.
2009
Ham Incorporates his first Company Ham Enterprises U Ltd that later becomes Ham Group. He starts constriction of his first commercial building in the same year.
1984
Hamis Kiggundu is born on February 14 in Masaka, Uganda.
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