The magnificent Speak Resort, Munyonyo in Kampala has been nominated in the World Travel Awards under the category of Africa’s Leading Conference Hotel 2024.
Speak Resort is affiliated to Ruparelia Group headed by Ugandan business tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia as chairman
The hotel has been hosting many national and international conferences over the years, the latest international conferences hosted there being the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and G77+China summits.
The Ugandan hotel located on the shores of Lake Victoria has hosted other international events in the past such as CHOGM (2007).
The hotel has been nominated alongside other 13 regional hotels such as Djibouti Palace Kempinski, Ethiopian Skylight Hotel, Four Seasons Hotel Cairo, Hilton Garden Inn Casablanca Sud, Morocco, and Sun City Resort, South Africa.
Recently
The First Lady Janet Kataha Museveni recently lauded Sudhir for the great work done in constructing and beautifying the Speke Resort Convention Centre.
Janet Museveni applauded Sudhir while inspecting the facilities of the Convention Centre ahead of the concluded Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and G77+China Heads of State and Government Summits.
“I would like to express my appreciation to the Ruparelia Group for their commendable work in preparing the Convention Centre for these Summits. Their attention to detail and level of preparedness is truly praiseworthy,” Janet said in January this year
She added, “However, I want to emphasize the importance of maintaining these high standards. It is crucial to conduct continuous checks on all amenities, ensuring they remain in excellent working condition not only during the Summits but also in the future.”
The Convention Centre has a multipurpose hall, 12 high-end conference/breakaway meeting rooms and a floating restaurant that can host more than 900 guests, with an extraordinary view of Africa’s largest freshwater lake⏤ Lake Victoria.
