The cost of the Busega–Mpigi Expressway project is setto rise to about Shs 2 trillion by the time it is completed, up from the initial estimate of about Shs 600 billion, according to Works and Transport Minister Fred Byamukama. Byamukama attributed the escalating cost to project delays, design revisions, funding interruptions and alleged corruption within the ministry of Works and …
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The Ministry of Works and Transport has suspended two engineers, Edward Raymond Kiyaga and Dickens Ahimbisibwe, over alleged financial mismanagement in the construction of the Busega-Mpigi Expressway. The suspensions follow a directive from the Inspector General of Government (IGG), Justice Aisha Nalule Bitala, acting on instructions from President Yoweri Museveni. The two officials have been directed to immediately hand over …
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Former Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been re-arrested in Mpigi district, barely a day after the International Crimes Division of the High court granted him bail. The circumstances surrounding the arrest remain unclear, and authorities had not issued an official statement by press time. However, National Unity Platform (NUP) lawyer Samuel Muyizzi, who is part of Kivumbi’s defence …
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Mpigi – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged voters in Mpigi District to take a firm stand against leaders who fail to deliver, calling on the electorate to recall non-performing representatives and hold them accountable. Addressing a campaign rally in Mpigi on Monday, the President, who is also the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Presidential flagbearer for the 2026 general elections, …
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