Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A law that will regulate the operations of technologists and technicians, has been mooted for consideration by Parliament. The Bill was tabled by the State Minister for Works and Transport, Musa Ecweru during the first day of the regional plenary sittings in Gulu City on …
Read More »Gov’t presents proposal to borrow US$117.6 million for Kitgum-Kidepo road
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has tabled a loan request of US$117.26 million (Shs446.7 billion) to be borrowed from Standard Chartered Bank to finance the construction of the Kitgum-Kidepo road. The Minister of State for Finance, Planning, and Economic Development (Planning), Amos Lugoloobi, tabled the request during the plenary …
Read More »Transport ministry seeks Shs21 billion for road safety
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Works, Francis Musa Ecweru, has said that his ministry requires an additional funding of Shs21.5 billion towards implementation of road safety programmes and activities. Ecweru was presenting a statement on the status of the road safety situation in Uganda during plenary sitting …
Read More »World Bank to fund Lira-Kamdini road construction
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Bank will fund the construction of the 78km Lira- Kamdini road. In January, President Museveni directed the government takes over funding for the road after the World Bank set stringent conditions on environmental and social impact studies. For instance, one of the conditions …
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 »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 »Residents of Elegu township petition Ecweru over flooding
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Elegu township in Amuru district have petitioned the State Minister for Works, Musa Ecweru over the delayed expansion of the bank of River Unyama to avert flooding. In 2019, the government through the Ministry of Works signed a tripartite deal worth Shillings 1.9 …
Read More »Soroti pastors seek public apology from minister for assaulting clergy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Pastors and Elders Fellowship, an umbrella body for Pentecostal church leaders is seeking a public apology from the State Minister of Disaster Preparedness, Musa Ecweru for allegedly assaulting clergymen in Amuria district. Ecweru, in the company of his bodyguard, Juma Odiope, reportedly beat up …
Read More »CoU asks gov’t to intervene in minister’s attack on Amuria clergymen
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Province of Church of Uganda has added a voice to condemn the attack by the State Minister for Disaster Preparedness, Musa Ecweru on church leaders. On Saturday, Minister Ecweru, in the company of his bodyguard, Juma Odiope reportedly beat up three clergies for allegedly encroaching …
Read More »Bishop in shock as minister allegedly beats up and wounds churchmen
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Soroti Diocese, Rt. Rev. Kosea Odongo has expressed shock at reports that the Minister of Disaster Preparedness beat up, and wounded the clergy in the area. The injured churchmen are undergoing medical treatment. It is reported that State Minister for Disaster Preparedness, …
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