Tag Archives: road reserves

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emmanuel Gakyaro, the Masaka deputy city clerk, and Martin Kigozi, the city senior physical planner are on the spot over their alleged involvement in the creation of plots in road reserves. The Masaka city Roads Committee has unanimously resolved to formally petition the Inspector General of …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development in charge of Urban Development, Mario Obiga Kania has cautioned locals against erecting structures on road reserves along the Kitgum-Kidepo road in Kitgum district. The government is set to upgrade the 115 kilometre road linking Kitgum municipality …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have raised concern over the failure by the Parliamentary committee on physical infrastructure to consult the public on the roads bill 2016. The Parliamentary committee on physical infrastructure chaired by Robert Kafeero Ssekitoleko approved the proposal to expand road reserves from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Physical Infrastructure Committee of parliament has approved the proposed expansion of Uganda’s road reserves from 15 to 40 meters. A report authored by Robert Kafero Ssekitoleko, the Physical Infrastructure Committee Chairperson, notes that it is incumbent on government to secure land in form …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Engineers and Physical Infrastructure specialists have welcomed a move to widen Uganda’s road reserves from the current 15 to 40 meters. They say that wide reserves are important for the future development of Uganda’s road infrastructure. The nod comes amid the discussion of a draft …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have welcomed a proposal by the government to expand the size of road reserves from the current 15 to 40 meters. The proposal is embedded in the Roads amendment bill 2018, which also seeks to reform laws relating to the development, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA has revealed plans to evict encroachers on road reserves in Eastern Uganda. George Ssonko, Mbale UNRA Station Manager, says the affected include Bugwere Road and Kikindu Market in Mbale Municipality, Kirika market and Nabiswa fruits market along Tirinyi-Nakalama road in …

Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) will from Monday morning start clearing illegal structures and markets located on their reserves along national roads, beginning with Kampala-Entebbe road. “UNRA will commence enforcement action to reorganize road reserves. Exercise kicks off tomorrow starting with road side vendors at Kibuye,” a source at UNRA …