KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan Vice President Jessica Alupo has said China’s decision to partner with Africa in promoting green development is in line with Uganda’s development goals and a key driver to her country’s sustainable development. Alupo made the remarks in a speech read for her by Rukia …
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MASINDI, Uganda | Xinhua | For 83-year-old Yosam Kagolo, travelling on the newly paved road to nearby towns is more than just a convenience. It is a symbol of progress and opportunity. Kagolo, a seasoned trader in the Ngwedo trading center of Buliisa district in rural midwestern Uganda, vividly remembers …
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WAKISO, Uganda | Xinhua | The continuous participation of Chinese enterprises in Uganda’s economic development has equipped local employees with professional skills and knowledge, helping them to build their dreams. Musitwa Abel is among the 32 local employees of the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) Uganda who have just completed …
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WAKISO, Uganda | Xinhua | China Communications Construction Corporation (CCCC) on Tuesday started a two-week training program for local foremen and engineers in Uganda’s central district of Wakiso. According to the CCCC, the “Seagull Talent Training Project” is organized with the support of Wuhan City Polytechnic in central China’s Hubei …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Ugandan authorities have hailed China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) for renovating two dilapidated roads in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, free of charge and getting them ready for service ahead of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the G77+China summits next week. Maurice Kairania, deputy director …
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Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Physical Infrastructure Committee of Parliament has expressed disappointment at the ‘extremely slow’ engineering works on the multi-billion Kampala-Mpigi expressway project. Also known as the Busega–Mpigi expressway, the expressway is a 35.41km long four-lane, dual carriage highway whose construction commenced in 2016. The expressway is …
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Invited contractors’ representatives present questionable IDs Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chaos engulfed a Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Council meeting at City Hall on Thursday after invited road construction contractors presented documents that couldn’t clearly identify them. Council Speaker Zahra Luyirika had invited contractors of the roads to be …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has recommended a special audit in the maintenance of the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway. This recommendation was made in a report presented by the Committee Chairperson, Joel Ssenyonyi on the Auditor General’s report on Uganda National Roads Authority …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has discovered that procurement regulations in the award of the US$200 million contract for the expansion and upgrading of Entebbe International Airport were flouted. In 2014, Government through Ministry of Works and Transport contracted China …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) is puzzled after officials from China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) failed to explain how the company acquired the contract for the expansion of Entebbe International Airport. CCCC officials were on 03 February 2022 appearing before …
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