However damage done to the building during the 1896 war required extensive repairs and since the clock tower in the light house in front of the Palace had also been destroyed in the war, it was decided to combine projects and incorporate a new clock tower into the Palace renovations.
Hata hivyo uharibifu uliofanywa kwenye jengo hilo wakati wa vita ya mwaka 1896 ulifanya lihitaji ukarabati mkubwa na tangu mnara wa saa katika nyumba ya kuongozea meli mbele ya Ngome/Jumba hilo ulipoharibiwa katika vita hiyo, iliamriwa kuunganisha miradi na kuweka mnara wa saa mpya kipindi cha kukarabati wa ngome.