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Hon. Grace Kwiyucwiny, the State Minister for Northern Uganda Commissions Gem Farm Bridge

Hon. Grace Kwiyucwiny, the State Minister for Northern Uganda commissioned gem Farm Bridge located in Atiak Sub-County, Amuru district on the 3rd of March, 2022. In 2018, an investor by the names Horyal Investment Holdings Company Ltd. made a proposal to the government for land to be given in Atiak,…

Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi Commissions Kyabahanga Bridge

The Cabinet Minister for National Security and Member of Parliament for Rujumbura County, Rukungiri District officially commissioned Kyabahanga Bridge on the 24th of Feb, 2022. Kyabahanga Bridge is at the border between Rukungiri and Kanungu Districts. On the Rukungiri side is Karuhisi village in Irima Parish, Kicuzi Sub county while…

Deputy Attorney General Commissions Buhindagye Bridge

The Deputy Attorney General, Hon. Jackson Kafuuzi, officially commissioned the Buhindagye Bridge on the 24th of February 2022. The bridge is at the border between Ibanda and Rubirizi Districts. On the Ibanda side is Karuhisi village in Irima Parish, Kicuzi Sub county while on the Rubirizi side is Kagarama Village…

MV Pamba Sails Again

The Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, Robinnah Nabanja on Thursday, 10th of February launched the newly rehabilitated MV Pamba. The Railway Wagon ferry had been grounded since 2005 at Portbell Pier due to non-conformity with class requirements and the lack of insurance cover. However, on 18th May 2020, a Memorandum of…

1st Annual Integrated Transport Infrastructure and Services (ITIS) Program Review Workshop

The Ministry of Works and Transport through its Department of Policy and Planning held its 1st Annual Integrated Transport Infrastructure and services (ITIS) Program Workshop on the 27th of January, 2022. The workshop reviewed the sector’s performance under the National Development Plan (NDP) III. The ITIS report tracks the performance…

Ground Breaking for the rehabilitation of the Tororo- Namanve Railway Section (234km)

In an effort to bolster rail transport as a means of ensuring a robust multi-modal transport system in the country, the Government of Uganda has embarked on a project to rehabilitate the 234km stretch of the Namanve - Tototo rail section. The Government of Uganda through Uganda Railways Corporation (URC)…