Tag Archives: KCCA

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has given political contestants a 30 day’s ultimatum to remove posters and other forms of advertisements placed in unauthorized areas or else risk facing prosecution. Daniel NuweAbine, the acting KCCA spokesperson says once the ultimatum that started on Monday this week …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA is saved from paying over 272 million shillings to test staff for COVID-19, thanks to free testing that will continue at city hall. With a staff population of about 1,133, the city authority would have to part with at least 272 …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Road construction at John Babiiha avenue will be conducted day and night to enable the contractor to complete the work by December 2020. Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA awarded the contract for the construction of the road to China State Construction Engineering Company to conduct the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Executive Committee of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has opposed a move by the government to start charging for COVID-19 tests. The Ministry of Health indicated last week that truck drivers, people in need of knowing their COVID-19 status, government and public organizations, Ugandans …

Fear rising of another lockdown  COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has reported the highest percentage increase in the new coronavirus disease (COVID 19) in Africa, according to the Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment report of the World Health Organisation (WHO) released on Aug.26. It is the second …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has faulted contractors China State Construction and Engineering Corporation Ltd- CSCEC and Sterling Construction Company for the slow construction works on city roads. Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA contracted the two companies to construct five roads in Kampala under the World Bank-funded Kampala Institutional …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has listed 59 commercial buildings that are not observing standard operating procedures for the management and control of COVID-19. The Minister in charge of Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs Betty Amongi told journalists earlier today that the city task force had inspected …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Up to 90% of  Kampala’s record 175 COVID-19 cases have  reported using public transport and the taxi park. The other key of source of infection, according to a statement from Kampala Capital City Authority, are offices, workshops and arcades, due to noncompliance to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA is finalizing plans to relocate vendors to the newly built Kasubi market. Dr. Esau Galukande, the Deputy Director of Gender, Community Services and Production at KCCA says they are working on a second access to the market which is expected …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road users along the Kampala Northern bypass may continue to endure traffic jams and accidents as Uganda Road’s Authority (UNRA) delays the eviction of illegal taxi stages along the highway. The authority blamed traffic jams and accidents along Northern bypass on illegal taxi stages which …