Tag Archives: KAMPALA

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction and maintenance work on most city roads undertaken by KCCA kicked off this week. Speaking on Monday, KCCA Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka urged the public to stop criticizing the works insisting they are still on course with the construction and rehabilitation of roads. The forward …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 130 schools in Kampala will benefit from a hygiene education program by Unilever, one of the world’s leading suppliers of Beauty and well-being, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition and Ice Cream products. The company has set to reach 300,000 learners in Uganda through …

How the infrastructure in our capital city has declined to resemble that of Mogadishu after 30 years of civil war THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Kampala has ceased to be a city. It now looks like a war zone. The roads around the city have literally fallen apart. Potholes rule …

They are changing fast: new book follows their distinct paths Kampala, Uganda | ASTRID R.N. HAAS | Kampala, the Ugandan capital where I live, is naturally the city I have studied and worked on the most as an urban economist. Yet even with this background, reading Tom Goodfellow’s recently published book, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) rescued over 150 children from various streets of Kampala. The operation was carried out by the KCCA law enforcement team and the Uganda Police. During the operation,  a total of 13 suspected child traffickers were also arrested, and these will be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 150 children have been rescued from the streets of Kampala following a city-wide rescue operation conducted by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) law enforcement team and the Uganda Police on Wednesday. The children mostly from Karamoja were picked from various parts of …

The residential pipeline activity remains high, with apartment units in Naguru, Kololo and Nakasero coming online in the next 2 years Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residential land prices in Kampala’s affluent suburbs dropped by approximately 10% in the second half of 2022 owing to an increased supply of re-development …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 62.3 billion Shillings was lost in foreign exchange for funding allocated to Kampala Capital City Authority – KCCA for the second phase of the Kampala Institutional and Infrastructure Development Programme (KIIDP II). The money equivalent to 17.08 million US Dollars was recorded …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was tension at the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council- UMSC headquarter at Old Kampala Thursday when a group of Muslims led by Hajji Abdu Kiyimba went to serve an injunction stopping the Mufti, his agents, and employees of the council from conducting any business on …

Minister found to be hypertensive, airlifted after fainting in Kanungu Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the Minister for Information Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance was on Saturday night airlifted to Kampala for medical attention after fainting while in his constituency Kinkiizi East in Kanungu district. Baryomunsi …