Tag Archives: roads

 Tororo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate, Nancy Kalembe has promised to improve the road network in Tororo District.   Kalembe, who was campaigning at the Lions Park in Tororo town on Friday evening, told voters that she would concentrate on fixing the bad roads in the district that have …

Wakiso, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Ministry of work has taken charge of constructing Wakiso district road which will connect Kasanje town council to Bussi Island to ease transport for the islanders. The proposed project shall span for 2.5km from Bubebere to Muziina bay.  With the completion of this project, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Acholi sub-region have asked for increased funding to the road sector. Due to inadequate funding, several roads in the region remain in a poor state which has affected service delivery. Douglas Okello Peter, the LCV chairperson Omoro district says currently, the district …

Kwania , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Kwania district local government has received Uganda shillings 492 million to repair community access roads within the district. The money from the Ministry of Works and Transport under the Uganda Road Fund (URF) is for the financial year 2020/21. The poor state of roads …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal tourism city authorities have terminated the contract of Trino Consulting Limited that had been contracted to repair Ruhandiika street and Kaboyo roads. In February, Fort Portal launched the rehabilitation of the two roads that were full of potholes and blocked drainage systems …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police arrested Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party activists protesting against Uganda’s plans to construct roads in the Democratic Republic of Congo- DRC. Two weeks ago, the Minister for Works General Katumba Wamala said that Uganda will construct a road in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said that the proposal to construct roads in countries out of Uganda is meant to boost trade that can enable Uganda to get resources. He was speaking during the 58th Independence Day celebrations held at State House Entebbe. MPs and …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Bugondo sub county, Serere district are counting losses as the condition of roads worsens due to the rising water levels from Lake Kyoga. For more than two months now, parts of major roads in Bugondo, Kadungulu, Labor and Pingire sub counties have …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Gulu City are struggling to maintain over 40 community access roads. The roads were opened by Gulu Municipal Council across then four Divisions that have now been merged to form East and West City Divisions during the financial 2019/2020 before Gulu attained its …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The state of roads in Tororo district is appalling. Tororo district has a road network of 630 kilometres and 8% of these are in a bad state with potholes making them impassable. Some of the roads in a very bad state include the 9.3km …