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The 1st National Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Committee is Inaugurated

The Minister of Works and Transport, Hon. Gen. Katumba Wamala on the 16th of June, 2022 inaugurated the 1st National Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Committee. This Committee has been formed in line with the Search and Rescue (SAR) Plan which has been prepared in accordance with international guidelines…

UCAA Organizes Search and Rescue Training in Soroti

Uganda Civil Aviation Authority in conjunction with the Ministry of Works and Transport has held a workshop at Soroti, 30 May 2021. The objective of the workshop is to sensitise the stakeholders on how to improve the Search and Rescue services(SAR) in Uganda and enhance mutual understanding. Soroti has a…

Inspection tour of the Ntoroko Border Port

The State Minister for Transport, Hon. Fred Byamukama inspected the facilities at the Ntoroko Border Port on the 28th of April, 2022. While there, he noted that DRC being a key trading partner for Uganda, with exports including both manufactured goods and agricultural goods necessitated the upgrading of the landing…

Multinational Lake Victoria Maritime Communications and Transport (MLVMCT) Project ESMP Online Disclosure

Information disclosure, consultation and participation have been undertaken by the ONEC 3 consultants on behalf of African Development Bank as part of the preparation of this ESMP and supported by subsequent due diligence activities undertaken by benefiting States of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. In addition, individual States are engaged in…

Hon. Rebecca Kadaga Commissions Ojonai Bridge and Dam in Amuria District

The First Deputy Prime Minister, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga officially commissioned Ojonai Bridge and Dam located in Apedur Sub-county in Amuria District on the 9th of March 2022. The Bridge provides access from Soroti to the Grad-A weekly market at Akoromit Sub-county in Kapelebyong District. It also connects to the road…

Celebration of Women’s Day and Commissioning of the Revamped Service Bay

The motor vehicle service bay at the Ministry headquarters received a facelift courtesy of Vivo Energy Uganda Limited. In 2020, the oil marketing company offered to fully finance the rehabilitation and installation of a state of the art lubrication equipment system with a metered air tyre inflation system for use…