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6th UN Global Road Safety Week 2021

Uganda joins the rest of the world in marking the 6th UN Global Road Safety Week  under the theme “Streets for Life #Love30”. The theme calls for a 30 km/h speed limit on streets where people Walk to Save Lives. Speeding is one of the contributing factors accounting for 36%…

Uganda received its second Airbus A330neo aircraft

Uganda on Tuesday received its second Airbus A330neo aircraft, bringing the total fleet to six as the national carrier, Uganda Airlines, continues with revival efforts. The A330neo aircraft touched down at Entebbe International Airport, on Tuesday as few invited guests due to COVID-19 guidelines cheered. The country received a similar…

Kasese District receives first suspended cable foot bridge

The Ministry of Works and Transport in partnership with an International NGO, Bridges to Prosperity, are building safe and efficient suspended bridges over impassable rivers am the rural communities. Under this project 8 such bridges have been constructed in the country; of these, seven are located in the Elgon region.…

Uganda’s First Road Construction Equipment Training Centre to be Constructed in Luwero

MoWT and UNIDO start construction preparation works for Uganda’s first training centre for road construction equipment operators, in Luweero In order to address the industrial skills gap in Uganda, the Government of Japan, the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT) and the United Nations Industrial…

The signing of the contract for the Uganda Driver Licensing System between Ministry of Works & Transport and Uganda Security Printing Company (USPC)

The Permanent Secretary, Bageya Waiswa on the 15th of October, 2020 signed a new Contract for the Uganda Driver Licensing System. The contract was awarded to Uganda Security and Printing Company (USPC). The same ceremony saw the Permanent secretary handover part of the Uganda Railways Corporation office premises designated for…

Hand over of the first phase of Katuna One Stop Border Post

The Permanent Secretary, Bageya Waiswa presided over the hand over of the first phase of Katuna One Stop Border Post to the lead Agency, Uganda Revenue Authority. The Katuna OSBP links Uganda to Rwanda and is the sixth OSBP implemented to facilitate trade in the region, promote prosperity and regional…