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By Amiri Wabusimba, Urban transformation often begins with hopeful visions cleaner cities, safer neighbourhoods, greener horizons. In Kampala, the redevelopment of the Nakivubo Channel by Ham Enterprises was hailed as a bold step toward that vision. For years, the channel had symbolized the city’s struggle with flooding, waste, and insecurity. Its rehabilitation was cast as a triumph of innovation and …

  By Alexander Luyima | The Hoima Post | Downtown Kampala traders woke up to heartbreak this Friday morning after heavy overnight rains left several arcades near the ongoing Nakivubo Channel construction submerged. Basement shops were filled with muddy water, merchandise destroyed, and power disconnected for safety. Traders say they have lost goods worth billions of shillings and blame the …