Tag Archives: roads

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has said like all sectors, the COVID-19 pandemic greatly affected their ability to achieve set targets. “Several of UNRA’s activities such as road construction were affected by the lockdown and partial lockdown during the period,” said Allen Kagina, the UNRA …

Rukungiri, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Residents of Rubanga parish in Buyanja sub- county Rukungiri district have welcomed the rehabilitation and opening of the Rubanga – Buyanja Kebisoni road saying it has brought back life to them. The 10.5-kilometre road connects Buyanja sub-County to Kebisoni sub- County and will cost 10 …

COMMENT | Samson Tinka |  Recent police accident figures are alarming.  At least 2,634 pedestrians and cyclists are killed on Uganda roads every year according to the Traffic Police records for the last four years. Figures on fatalities between 2016 and 2019 shows 10,537 pedestrians and riders were knocked dead …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Motorists in Kampala are concerned about the appalling conditions of roads in different parts of the city. The roads are characterized by wide and deep potholes that worsen transport especially during rainy days. While pedestrians have labelled them dangerous, motorists are on the other …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan transporters and other road users of the planned Uganda-DR Congo joint roads project will have to pay for the roads whenever they use them, according to outcomes of the talks between the two countries. In 2018, Uganda entered an agreement the Democratic Republic of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patrick Oboi Amuriat, the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC presidential candidate has pledged better roads for Namisindwa district once elected into office. Speaking during his campaign meeting in Magale town council on Thursday afternoon, Amuriat said the poor road network in Namisindwa is a result of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) in sugarcane growing districts in Busoga to come up with a budget for repair of roads. Kadaga expressed dismay at the state of the community roads in areas where sugar millers operate …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kabonero sub county, Bunyangabu district have raised concerns about the poor of state of the road to Kibito town council. The most affected roads are, Kibiito-Katoma-Kasunganyaja connecting to Kibiito town council and the sub-county. The road is used by farmers in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bulambuli district have tasked President Yoweri Museveni to address the poor state of roads in the area and the issues of floods that have persistently plagued the area. The current floods have damaged roads, schools, and health facilities among others, but residents want …

Bunyangabu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Bunyangabu district have tasked leaders to improve on the standards of their health centres and the road network. The residents say that most of their health centres including Kibiito Health Centre IV are ill-equipped, lack essential drugs and staff while most of the …