Jinja Municipal council has stopped a proposal by Nile breweries limited to invest Sh2.5billion in the redevelopment of Source of the Nile River tourism site.

Nile breweries limited was set to start the redevelopment project in 2011 with a proposal to spend Sh500million per year for a period of five years.

Nile Breweries had asked that council only allows them to use the site for advertising its products after developing the site to international standards with modern structures and leisure parks.

However the Jinja mayor Muhammed Kezaala Baswale says council acted on orders of government which asked them to halt the project pending verification of the physical plan.