Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda is marking its 59th independence anniversary from British colonial rule, the African country is embracing a brighter future for development with China’s assistance. At Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport, the country’s major gateway to the world, Chinese engineers together with their Ugandan counterparts are …
Read More »Entebbe Expressway security beefed up
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has tightened security along the Entebbe Expressway following the assassination of two people on Friday morning. Melina Tumukunde and Joshua Ruhegyera Ntereho were gunned down at Nambigirwa Bridge towards Mpala in Katabi Town Council in the wee hours of Friday morning. Corporal Davis …
Read More »African Dev Bank approves Kampala-Jinja Expressway Project
➡ $1bn project ➡ 95 kilometres ➡ 8 lanes Nakawa-Kyambogo ➡ 6 lanes Kyambogo-Mukono ➡ 4 lanes Mukono to Jinja Abidjan, Ivory Coast | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a sovereign loan of $229.5 million to Uganda to finance phase one of the Kampala-Jinja Expressway …
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