Tag Archives: Road

Wakiso District – Road construction projects worth UGX 110 billion have officially commenced under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Program (GKMA-UDP), marking a major step toward improving transport infrastructure in the rapidly expanding metropolitan region. The projects were officially launched on Tuesday at Jjanyi Church of Uganda Primary School in Kajjansi Town Council, where leaders announced that several …

Kyengera – Construction of the 6.5-kilometre Kisozi–Kitemu–Naggalabi Spur Road in Kyengera Town Council is steadily advancing, with the project team reporting encouraging progress following a recent site inspection and coordination meeting. Part of the road under construction. The meeting which was held towards the end of this week, brought together contractors, consultants, and district officials, confirmed that the project being …

Mukono District Local Government has taken a significant step toward improving road infrastructure by convening a high-level preparedness meeting with contractors and key stakeholders ahead of the commencement of Phase II of the upgrading of the 10.5-kilometre Ntenje–Rubule Road to bituminous standard. Some of the District officials with contractors The meeting, chaired by the Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Henry Ddamba, …

Kampala— Two senior officials of Kamuli District Local Government have been charged with abuse of office and causing financial loss over the alleged embezzlement of road rehabilitation funds. The accused persons in dock The accused, Mukiibi Nasser, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), and Kifuuse Alex, the Chief Finance Officer (CFO), were on Monday afternoon arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court. The …

Iganga – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has advised leaders and residents of the Busoga sub-region to adopt the right farming models in order to overcome household poverty and fully benefit from Uganda’s growing agricultural economy. Meeting National Resistance Movement (NRM) leaders from Busoga in Iganga, President Museveni, also NRM Presidential Candidate, cautioned that small-scale cultivation of certain crops cannot deliver …

Kole – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday campaigned in Kole District, where he outlined key priorities of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) ahead of the 2026 elections, with strong emphasis on wealth creation through fish farming, irrigation and cattle restocking. Addressing residents, Museveni said the NRM’s 2026–2031 manifesto is anchored on seven key contributions, which he described as “bricks” …

Makindye, Kampala – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned that individuals who promote violence are enemies of wealth creation, saying peace and stability remain the foundation of economic growth and social transformation. He made the remarks on Wednesday while campaigning at Buziga Islamic School grounds in Makindye Division, accompanied by the First Lady, Maama Janet Museveni. Addressing a large and …

Kasese District’s political terrain is undergoing one of its most consequential realignments since the return of multiparty politics. Once an unshakeable stronghold of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), the district is now a fiercely contested battleground, with the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) sensing an opportunity to expand its footprint as opposition parties grapple with internal fractures ahead of …

Wakiso – President Yoweri Museveni has called on residents of peri-urban areas to embrace farming as a practical pathway to household wealth creation, saying development alone cannot eliminate poverty without deliberate efforts to increase incomes at the family level. While campaigning at Kawanda Research Centre grounds in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District on Tuesday, Museveni said that although Uganda has made …

Rubaga – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged residents of Rubaga Division to hold their elected leaders accountable for local challenges, saying citizens should stop blaming the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government for failures that fall within the mandate of leaders they themselves chose. Addressing thousands of supporters at a campaign rally at Kitebi Primary School playgrounds, President Museveni, accompanied …