An average of 3,600 people die from road crashes in Uganda according to traffic police reports Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport is now appealing for support from the public to reduce traffic accident deaths by at least half by 2030. This is one of …
Read More »PPDA regulations flouted in Entebbe Airport contract award
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 …
Read More »MPs decry poor state of roads in constituencies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have called on government to improve the road infrastructure in the country if road carnage is to reduce. The legislators were on Thursday debating a motion urging the government to bolster efforts geared at promoting road safety. The motion moved by Alex Ruhunda, …
Read More »Ministry asks vehicle owners to register in person
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | New guidelines from the Ministry of Works and Transport will require that all vehicle owners submit their registration forms in person effective January 1, 2022. Last month, the Minister of Works and Transport took over the registration and licensing of all vehicles in Uganda from Uganda …
Read More »Cabinet approves national transport and logistics policy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Cabinet has approved the National Transport and Logistics Policy 2021, by the Ministry of Works and Transport, which is an updated version of the draft National Transport Policy and Strategy of 2014. The 2014 policy and strategy had been overtaken by the new developments …
Read More »Ministry of works unveils equipment for constructing roads in DR Congo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has unveiled equipment secured from different countries to construct and upgrade three roads in the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The road equipment including excavators, tractors, rollers, vehicles for monitoring, trucks and containers installed with office, accommodation and health facilities …
Read More »Lango Parliamentary Group petitions works ministry over bad roads
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lango Parliamentary Group have asked the Ministry of Works and Transport to work on five key roads in different districts within the sub-region. The petition signed by the MPs was on Saturday presented to Minister Katumba Wamala and Allen Kagina, the Executive Director Uganda National …
Read More »MPs irked by poor road maintenance across the country
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have expressed concern in regard to the poor state of roads across the country, despite a huge chunk of budget allocated to the Works and Transport sector annually. This was during a debate on the statement by the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. …
Read More »Oulanyah directs gov’t on repair of bridges
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has directed the Ministry of Works to expedite repair of critical bridges washed away by floods. The directive was a result of matters of national importance raised by MPs, Moses Aleper of Chekwii County, and Jessica Ababiku of Adjumai district, over the deplorable …
Read More »Museveni calls for amendment of procurement laws, reveals plans to revert UNRA to works ministry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has revealed government plans to disband Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and revert it to the Ministry of Works and Transport. “We are now going to abolish this UNRA and take it back to Ministry of Works but form road construction companies. …
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