Kigali City Tower Since his accession to power in 2000, President Paul Kagame has sought to transform Rwanda from an impoverished country dependent on subsistence agriculture into a middle income country with a strong service sector. This policy, which is based on liberalising the economy, privatising state owned industries and reducing red tape for businesses, has led to a strong GDP growth between 2004 and 2010 of per year. The changing economy has prompted a construction boom as the need for office and urban residential space has increased. The Kigali City Tower project was begun in 2006 by Rwandan businessman Hatari Sekoko, through
Kigali City Tower 135, 70 seats respectively, and a 4D film screen (marketed as 5D) which seats 18, the first of its kind in East Africa. Other retail providers include a food court, on the first floor of the commercial centre, a fitness center and a daycare nursery. Retail space within the tower consists of a bar/restaurant on the lower ground floor, a branch of Bank of Kigali on the ground floor, and a restaurant with roof top bar and nightclub on the top floor. Kigali City Tower Kigali City Tower is a mixed use high rise office and retail building located in