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UGX 6.5Bn roads commissioned in Buliisa district

Buliisa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Three major roads in the Buliisa District have been commissioned. The 6.5 Billion Shillings roads were rehabilitated under the Albertine Region Sustainable Development Project-ARSDP in Buliisa district. The project is a multi-sectoral plan that is being implemented for 5 years in the region. It …

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Gulu district fails to maintain 480 kilometres of security roads

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  More than 400 Kilometres of roads in Gulu District have remained impassable sixteen years later after the communities returned from the internally displaced people’s camps.  Patrick Kinyera, the Gulu District Secretary for Works and Technical Services says that out of the 980 kilometres, only …

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Finance committee rejects UGX 200,000 annual car license

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Parliament’s finance committee has rejected the 200,000 Shillings license on cars and 50,000 Shillings for motorbikes. The Ministry of Finance has proposed the fees as part of the revenue measures to fund the 2021/2022 budget. On Tuesday, the State Minister of Finance David Bahati …

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Multi-billion cereal processing plant opens in Soroti

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Soroti City will be home to a multi-billion agro-processing business for cereals, thanks to Pela Commodities Limited, a new industry being established in Arapai industrial area.   Pela commodities has already started laying its machinery in the area near Soroti Fruit Factory. It is expected …

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Committee irked by encroachment on railway land

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The land investigations committee appointed to establish the state of ownership of Uganda Railways Corporation- URC land have expressed concern about the extent of encroachment on both the rail line and its reserves.  In December last year, the Works Minister, Gen Katumba Wamala, appointed …

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Roke Telkom unveils new repackaged services for its customers

Kampala, Uganda |  Khisa Isaac |  Roke Telkom has unveiled the new repackaged internet services for its Roke Plus customers.  The announcement follows the need to not only provide reliable internet but improved bandwidth at affordable prices. The new Roke Plus packages have been upgraded with bigger internet bundles and …

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