Tag Archives: UNRA

Justice Catherine Elizabeth Bamugemereire is tough. Many people formed this image of her when she led the tribunal investigating affairs at Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) in 2013 that found Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago incompetent. She was possibly toughest when leading the commission of inquiry into corruption and mismanagement at …

NBS: With poor infrastructure identified one of the major bottlenecks thwarting economic developments, the regional Roads Authority chief executives are moving to establish East African Regional Authorities Forum in order to share experiences. The executives are meeting to draw means of addressing the challenges they face as they respond to …

A first meeting in Kampala of  Chief Executives of East African roads authorities is seen as a first step to collaborative efforts in building and strengthening infrastructure in the region. “UNRA is seeking collaboration with other roads authorities in the region. Our coming together will put us at a level …

Uganda’s road conditions, traffic rules and drivers indiscipline continued in the spotlight for another weekend as three people, including a senior traffic police officer, were killed in separate accidents at the same spot on Masaka road Sunday morning. Just two weeks back, over 20 were killed on the same road …

NBS: The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has warned that they will not pay any contractor currently handling road projects across the country if there is even slightest evidence of shoddy work. UNRA Executive Director, Allen Kagina, who was inspecting several roads projects in Tororo instructed the construction firm DOT …

Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) needs an additional sh400 billion to adequately fund road maintenance and network operations. The current budget of sh246.9 billion is inadequate to fund all the necessary activities to keep the network in good condition and fully functional, UNRA Executive Director Allen Kagina has said. In …

NBS: The Uganda National roads Authority this morning demolished a number of buildings and stalls along the bypass to pave way for the construction extension of the Kampala Northern Bypass. There were exchanges in some areas especially at Kalerwe with users of the land claiming that they were not notified …

After a six-month probe on UNRA activities by Lady Justice Bamugemereire, President Yoweri Museveni has today been handed a 1300 page report. In the report, it was discovered that at least UGX 4 Trillion was misappropriated by the old UNRA structure. Whereas UGX 9 Trillion was used to construct 1500km …

President Yoweri Museveni has been handed a 1300 page report after a six-month probe on Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) activities by Lady Justice Bamugemereire. In the report, it was discovered that at least sh4 trillion was misappropriated by the old UNRA structure. Whereas sh9 trillion was used to construct …

The actual length of the Hoima-Kaiso-Tonya road in the Albertine region is 83km, not the 92km as the public has been made to believe. Each kilometer on the Hoima-Kaiso-Tonya road cost government Shs 3.2bn to construct, making it the most costly road in the region. If it happens that the …