Tag Archives: towns

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Xinhua |  Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud announced on Monday the launch of the Saudi Downtown Company for urban development across the kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Affiliated with the Saudi Public Investment Fund, the company will build and develop downtown …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Local Government Ministry is considering further amendments to the local government Act to introduce provisions too specific to the management of the newly created cities. In July last year, the government started operationalizing seven new cities including Hoima, Mbarara, Mbale, Gulu, Jinja, Masaka …

Heavy deployment in major towns ahead of Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army and police have maintained deployment in major towns of the country ahead of President Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday. URN reporters in Masaka, Jinja, Mbale, Hoima, Luwero and West Nile have observed unusual …

VIDEO: President Yoweri Museveni has directed the leadership in Kampala and the over 20 Municipalities countrywide to demolish structures in a poor state and take over those that have stayed years without completion.The directive aims at improving the living standards of urban dwellers as the country strives to move to a …