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Tag Archives: Amos Muriisa

Construction of Hoima International Airport halted over lack of funds

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The completion of Hoima International Airport hangs in balance after the contractor halted the construction works citing lack of funding from the government. Uganda Radio Network has reliably established that the contractor, a joint venture of Israeli-British firms, Shikun & Binui International-SBI/Colas limited halted the construction …

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Hoima airport contractor lays off 160 workers

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  SBC, the company contracted by the government to construct Hoima International Airport has laid off 160 workers.  The company said in a letter to staff that the decision to lay off the workers was in line with the government guidelines to control the spread of …

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Construction work at Hoima International Airport resumes

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction work at Hoima International Airport has resumed two weeks after SBC/SBI Lloyds British International halted work because of the Covid-19 pandemic. SBC halted the construction work and sent home over 900 workers saying it didn’t have accommodation facilities at the construction site in …

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