Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The continued ping pong between the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) and ROKO construction company over failure to complete works on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is costing lives, Dr John Omagino warned on Wednesday. Dr Omagino who is the Executive Director of the Institute says …
Read More »Nakivubo stadium redevelopment on track after years of setbacks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction works at Nakivubo stadium have started taking shape five years after city businessman Hamis Kiggundu took over the sports facility for redevelopment. He contracted Roko Construction Company, which started work earlier in 2017. Kiggundu has been under public criticism for deliberately delaying the …
Read More »Security guard shot dead in Jinja
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A security guard at Crested Crane Hotel in Jinja City has been shot dead. The incident happened on Wednesday night at 9:30 pm at the hotel’s new site under construction located along Nalufenya Road. The guard only identified as Mawa and attached to Hash …
Read More »ROKO pleads for South Sudan compensation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | ROKO construction Company Limited has pleaded with MPs on the select committee on South Sudan compensation to consider them for compensation. ROKO, a civil engineering, and construction company in Uganda was contracted in 2009, by the Government of South Sudan to rehabilitate Juba International …
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