Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road users at 11am today officially started paying toll fees on the Kampala — Entebbe Expressway at the three toll stations in Mpala, Kajjansi and Busega. While many paid cash for their first use of the toll system, many were seen queuing to register …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) on Monday launched the Request for Proposal (RFP) and online procurement process for the Kampala-Jinja Expressway (KJE) Public-Private Partnership Project. The new expressway when done will address the existing Kampala-Jinja road inadequacy, which is a major bottleneck to transportation of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda is marking its 59th independence anniversary from British colonial rule, the African country is embracing a brighter future for development with China’s assistance. At Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport, the country’s major gateway to the world, Chinese engineers together with their Ugandan counterparts are …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has tightened security along the Entebbe Expressway following the assassination of two people on Friday morning. Melina Tumukunde and Joshua Ruhegyera Ntereho were gunned down at Nambigirwa Bridge towards Mpala in Katabi Town Council in the wee hours of Friday morning. Corporal Davis …
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➡ $1bn project ➡ 95 kilometres ➡ 8 lanes Nakawa-Kyambogo ➡ 6 lanes Kyambogo-Mukono ➡ 4 lanes Mukono to Jinja Abidjan, Ivory Coast | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a sovereign loan of $229.5 million to Uganda to finance phase one of the Kampala-Jinja Expressway …
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