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Rwanda taxman sets auction date for exiled tycoon's UTC mall

The Union Trade Centre is a pioneer modern mall in Kigali. It was taken into statutory management in 2013 after it was classified as an abandoned property. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | NMG

By  EDMUND KAGIRE

Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) will later this month auction a high-end shopping mall in Kigali owned by exiled tycoon Tribert Ayabatwa Rujugiro.

The taxman said it will sell the Union Trade Centre to recover taxes owed to it by the businessman on September 25 at 2pm local time.

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