The Industrial Court has allowed six former Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) employees to sue government on behalf of 1,236 former colleagues for recovery of terminal benefits following the agency’s…
The bill for creating the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) was passed by the Parliament of Uganda in May 2006 and assented to by the President in June 2006. The Board of Directors were appointed in January 2007. Thereafter, the Executive Director was appointed in November 2007. UNRA became fully operational on 1st July 2008 as a semi-autonomous performance-based road authority. On 6th November 2024, after a run of 16 years, Parliament passed the repeal bill of the UNRA Act as part of a broader government program called Rationalisation of Agencies and Public Expenditure (RAPEX). The 16 years can,…
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Uganda’s tourism sector will greatly benefit from the two upcoming international summits scheduled for January 2024, the minister of State for Foreign Affairs, John Mulimba, has told Parliament. Uganda will host the 19th Summit of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Heads of State and Government, a forum of 120 member states from 15 to 20 January 2024, at the Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort. Then from 21 to 23 January, at the same venue, Uganda will host the Third South Summit organized under the framework of Group 77 and China, a loose alliance of developing countries. “Uganda’s chairmanship of the two summits will provide…
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Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has dispelled rumours that seasoned journalist Mark Ssali, who has also been agency’s Head of Corporate Communications, has been fired over a corruption scandal. Speaking to the CEO East Africa Magazine, UNRA executive director Allen Kagina has clarified that Mark Ssali left the agency after the expiration of his contract at the end of October. “It’s vicious lies against Mark. I don’t understand why someone would go after his like this.” Kagina said. She added: “His contract with UNRA expired end of October.” Ssali has been at UNRA for 5 years having joined the agency…
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Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has handed over contract documents for the construction of Rwenkunye-Apac-Lira-Puranga Road (191km) to two contractors; Gulsan Insaat Sanayi Turizm Nakliyat Ve Tecaret A.S. Turkey and Sadeem Al Kuwait General Trading & Contracting, Kuwait to a tune of UGX753.5 billion. The contract signing ceremony was officiated yesterday by UNRA Executive Director Allen Kagina at the UNRA Headquarters, Nakawa According to UNRA, the project was packaged into 2 Lots for ease of execution; Lot 1: Rwenkunye-Apac Road (90.9Km) and Lot 2: Apac – Lira –Puranga (100.1km) The UGX 337.5 billion contract for the construction of Rwenkunye—Apac Road…
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A number of roadside businesses are cropping up with the construction of the oil roads in the Albertine Graben. The key roads under construction include Masindi-Kigumba-Hoima-Kabwoya (135 Km), Kyenjojo-Hoima-Masindi-Kigumba (238 Km) and Hoima-Wanseko (111 Km). The other is the 92km Hoima- Kaiso-Tonya road that was completed in 2014, as part of several infrastructural developments projects undertaken in the Albertine Region in preparation for oil production. The roads are already facilitating the movement of equipment to be used in oil production. Besides easing transport, the road network has also created business opportunities for communities, mostly farmers, who are tapping into the growing number…
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The delayed compensation of over 1,000 residents of Kikongi parish in Bwambara sub-county in Rukungiri district has slowed the tarmacking of Rukungiri-Kanungu-Ishasha road. President, Yoweri Museveni commissioned the tarmacking of the 78.5km road stretched valued at Shillings 207.8 billion in December 2018. The project is being executed by China Henan International Corporation under the supervision of Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA. The project is co-funded by African Development Bank and government of Uganda under the road sector support project V-RSSP V. The road works were expected to be completed within a period of 3 years. However, the delayed compensation of the Projected Affected Persons-PAPs has delayed…
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By Brian Tahinduka With a budget of UGX648 billion the financial year 2019/20, the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is constructing an additional 900 kilometres of paved roads across Uganda bringing the number of paved roads across the country to 5000km. Through a preferential contracting policy, UNRA is supporting Uganda’s local construction firms to achieve these targets by ensuring local content of 30% for each contract awarded. At Stanbic Bank, we are committed to bridging the gap in the construction sector through fostering partnerships. We bring together key stakeholders such as the local contractors under their Uganda National Association of…
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The Minister of Finance, on recommendation of the Fund Management Board, has appointed Eng. Naimanye Appointed Acting ED of Uganda Road Fund effective 1st November, 2019. Eng. Naimanye takes over from Dr. Eng. Michael Odongo who has retired after 10years of service since the Fund’s inception in 2010. Eng. Andrew Naimanye, Acting ED of Uganda Road Fund According to section 19 of the URF Act, 2008, the Executive Director shall hold office for five years and is eligible for re-appointment for one more term. Section 17 of the same Act however says that the Executive Director shall be appointed by…
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” The Standard Gauge Railway was adopted in 2014, by the East Africa Presidents who launched the multitrillion project meant to modernise the traditional railway transport system geared towards boosting economic growth by facilitating a faster movement of goods across borders. “ The SGR Coordinator, Canon Perez Wamburu while appearing before the Public Accounts Committee yesterday to respond to audit queries raised in the 2017/2018 audit report that raised concerns over the delays in implementation of the perceived regional railway, he affirmed that Uganda is on schedule for the construction despite compensating only 11% compensation of the project affected persons…
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