Tag Archives: KCCA

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi operators looked on helpless as excavation works kicked off in Old taxi park on Tuesday morning. Dozens of taxi drivers, conductors and other city dwellers surrounded the park gazing as graders excavated the ground in the park and loaded soil on trucks. By midday, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs Betty Amongi has disputed as untrue, suggestions that taxis will have to wait longer to return to Kampala after the lockdown is lifted. Amongi told journalists at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala today that the document that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the heart of Kampala, lies a number of roads named after key figures in British history and those who contributed to the journey to Uganda’s independence. A few others are named after landmarks, topographic features, heroes and political leaders. A navigation through the city …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heavy police deployment around old taxi park as Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA embarks on the renovation works. Police has deployed dozens of police officers and water cannons in the park to provide security to the workers of Sterling Civil Engineering Ltd and …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) have contracted Stirling Civil Engineering Ltd and Kiru General Services Ltd to rebuild the Old taxi park. Work starts Saturday May 9 and will run for three months. Extensive work on the transport terminal used by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public transport operators have protested the proposed guidelines for boda boda and taxi operations. According to the proposals issued by the Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs Betty Amongi, all taxis in Kampala will register with Kampala Capital City Authority, pay fees to the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A number of vendors are struggling to survive on the streets after losing their stalls in the Markets at Kalerwe for failure to raise money to secure space. Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA closed all the markets at Kalerwe about a month ago citing overcrowding. It …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kasubi Market has been handed over to Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA after completion of construction works by CK Associates Limited. The more than two billion Shillings market constructed with government funding will host more than 1400 vendors who have for decades operated at Kasubi Junction. It’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has embarked on a process of reuniting street children with their families. Harriet Mudondo, the Director Gender and Community Development at KCCA says they have been counseling the children and have now identified over 40 children who want to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has resumed the works on John Babiiha Avenue and other roads under the Kampala Institutional Infrastructure Development Project (KIIDP 2). It comes after the suspension of the works for about three weeks since government announced the nationwide lock down as a control measure …