Africa-Press – Uganda. President Yoweri Museveni is today expected to break the ground for the construction of Busabala-Najjanankumbi Road.
For years the Government has promised to find a permanent solution for the road which is always in a sorry state, whether it rains or shines.
Several demonstrations have been held by residents who live and work along the 11km road which is impassable when it rains, with unbearable dust during the dry season.
Museveni confirmed last night in a televised address that Busabala-Najjanankumbi road is one of the projects he will be flagging off today.
Earlier in September, New Vision reported that the construction of two roads critical to Kampala city’s decongestion plan would start before the end of the year after the roads authority signed design agreements with contractors.The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) signed the contracts with representatives from Chinese Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) and China State Construction Engineering Corporation for the building of the 16km Kira-Matugga road and the 11km Najjanankumbi-Busaabala roads, respectively.The Kira-Matugga road which was flagged off yesterday by the President will cost sh200.3b, while Najjanankumbi-Busaabala road will require sh258.8b.The Government promised to build them, but could not commence construction for several years. UNRA executive director Allen Kagina said the institution was glad that the construction of the roads would begin in a few months’ time.”People have really been abused because of these roads, but the civil works will begin soon. These are small roads but with a huge impact when it comes to decongesting Kampala and improving the people’s livelihoods,” she said.There have been numerous complaints about the poor state of both roads from among the population.
