Why Buddu is excited about the new Daudi Chwa II stadium

What the report says

The Observer reports that a new stadium project in Buddu, in the City of Masaka, is expected to be completed by 2028 through a partnership between the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and the Buganda Kingdom. The facility will be named the Ssekabaka Daudi Chwa II stadium, also referred to as the Buddu Ssaza stadium, in honor of former Buganda Kabaka Daudi Chwa II, the grandfather of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi.

According to the article, the project was officially launched at the end of July 2026, with groundbreaking held on July 23 in Buddu. The planned stadium is described as a 10,000-seat venue to be built on 10 acres of land provided by the Buganda Kingdom. Construction is already underway and is expected to take about two years. The Observer says the project is being handled by Ocean Tech General Holdings Limited, a Ugandan engineering firm, and that it is expected to cost billions of shillings.

The publication says the stadium is intended to support sports development and youth engagement in a country where sports infrastructure has long been limited. Buganda Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga is quoted in the article as welcoming the partnership for its potential to help young people. EACOP deputy managing director John Bosco Habumugisha is also cited saying the project will create lasting value in the communities where the company operates.

The article adds that the venue is expected to include football, netball, basketball and volleyball facilities, and could give the Buddu county football team a more permanent home. In broader context, The Observer notes that EACOP is a 1,443-kilometer crude oil pipeline linking Uganda to Tanzania, with a section running through districts in Buganda.