Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Light Traffic has resumed on Karuma Bridge after more than three months, after the completion of rehabilitation of the main link to and from Northern Uganda. Karuma Bridge was closed to both light and heavy traffic in September after Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A meeting between stakeholder ministries and Members of Parliament (MPs) from Northern Uganda has been planned to address concerns over the closure of the Karuma Bridge. The Ministry of Works and Transport closed the bridge over the River Nile on the Kampala – Gulu Highway …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has announced the total closure of Karuma Bridge to all traffic for the next three months. Transport Minister Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala said Tuesday that the bridge would be out of use to all road users commencing Monday next week. Gen Katumba …
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GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawmakers from Northern Uganda have tasked the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to expedite the repairs on the Karuma Bridge to ease the movement of goods and passengers. Karuma Bridge, a major link and gateway between Midwestern, Northern Uganda, and West Nile Sub regions was …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have asked government to provide the likely implications of restricted access to Karuma bridge, which has been found to be compromised. The bridge over River Nile, which connects the North and West Nile to the rest of the country, was found to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police say the hope of recovering the bodies of the occupants of the fuel lorry that plunged in River Nile at Karuma bridge in Nwoya district is fading due to high volume of water. One of the deceased has been identified as Alex Ogwal, the driver …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has tasked government to ensure that all health centres IVs around the country get ambulances as proposed in the 2019/2020 budget. Kadaga said that with the intended procurement of the ambulances will ensure that all Ugandans good health services. …
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