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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Railway Corporation (URC) is seeking 93.5 Billion shillings to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on the sub sector and also repair and maintain its assets. URC led by their Managing Director Charles Kateeba were on Tuesday appearing before Parliament’s National Economy Committee that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) has halted the resumption of passenger train services due to the risks associated with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although public transport resumed on June 4, Uganda Railways Corporation had stayed the resumption of the passenger train from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso district health authorities are predicting trouble time in the fight against Tuberculosis as leading implementing partners are limiting their activities and slash funding. Tuberculosis, which is a serious infectious disease that mainly affects your lungs, has been a major public health problem in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Just four months after it was rehabilitated the Kampala-Port Bell railway line has carried 40,000 tonnes of goods to and from. According to the managing director of Uganda Railways Corporation, Charles Kateeba, the 10-kilometre line, which was disused for over 10 years, needed just 800 …