The Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Program (GKMA-UDP) has made a big step forward. Officials signed contracts for road works under the program's first part in Kampala.
In the first phase, workers will build 19.85 kilometers of roads. The whole program plans to fix up 74.5 kilometers of roads.
The roads that will be made better include Nsambya Estate Road, Bemba Road, Cape Villas, and Wavamuno Road. UCA Insaat contractors will work on these. China Railway Seventh Group will fix Kira Road. Multiplex will repair Muganzirwaza, Mukalazi, Katalema, and Kyebando Roads. BuildTrust Construction Ltd will improve Ntake and Kigobe Roads.
Important government officials, contractors, and others attended the contract-signing event in Kampala. They celebrated the start of construction for a project that has been planned since 2017.
Minister Kabuye Kyofatogabye felt happy that some Ugandan companies got contracts for the project. He told them to do a great job and show that Ugandan companies can handle big projects well.
Kampala's Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, called the event historic. He said it was exciting that the project moved from planning to actually happening. He asked the contractors to follow the first project reports and do a good job.
Sharifah Buzeki, who leads the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), discussed the project's importance. She thanked the government of Uganda for making the country peaceful, so this work could happen, as well as the World Bank and the French Development Agency for providing money for the project.
Engineer Justus Akankwasa from KCCA explained more about the project. He said they awarded seven contracts—three for supervising the work and four for building the roads.
He told the contractors they must follow rules to protect the environment and people. He asked them to do high-quality work and not cause too many problems for people living nearby.
The GKMA-UDP will help not just Kampala but also places like Entebbe, Kira, Makindye-Ssabagabo, Mukono, Nansana, and the districts of Mukono, Mpigi, and Wakiso.
The program wants to make it easier for people to get around by fixing roads. It will build drains to improve the city's handling of heavy rains and floods. It will create spaces for people to work, which will give them jobs. It will also help government groups work together better to plan and spend money on big projects.
In the first phase, workers will build 19.85 kilometers of roads. The whole program plans to fix up 74.5 kilometers of roads.
The roads that will be made better include Nsambya Estate Road, Bemba Road, Cape Villas, and Wavamuno Road. UCA Insaat contractors will work on these. China Railway Seventh Group will fix Kira Road. Multiplex will repair Muganzirwaza, Mukalazi, Katalema, and Kyebando Roads. BuildTrust Construction Ltd will improve Ntake and Kigobe Roads.
Important government officials, contractors, and others attended the contract-signing event in Kampala. They celebrated the start of construction for a project that has been planned since 2017.
Minister Kabuye Kyofatogabye felt happy that some Ugandan companies got contracts for the project. He told them to do a great job and show that Ugandan companies can handle big projects well.
Kampala's Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, called the event historic. He said it was exciting that the project moved from planning to actually happening. He asked the contractors to follow the first project reports and do a good job.
Sharifah Buzeki, who leads the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), discussed the project's importance. She thanked the government of Uganda for making the country peaceful, so this work could happen, as well as the World Bank and the French Development Agency for providing money for the project.
Engineer Justus Akankwasa from KCCA explained more about the project. He said they awarded seven contracts—three for supervising the work and four for building the roads.
He told the contractors they must follow rules to protect the environment and people. He asked them to do high-quality work and not cause too many problems for people living nearby.
The GKMA-UDP will help not just Kampala but also places like Entebbe, Kira, Makindye-Ssabagabo, Mukono, Nansana, and the districts of Mukono, Mpigi, and Wakiso.
The program wants to make it easier for people to get around by fixing roads. It will build drains to improve the city's handling of heavy rains and floods. It will create spaces for people to work, which will give them jobs. It will also help government groups work together better to plan and spend money on big projects.
