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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Residents may soon find relief after works and transport minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala revealed that a contractor has already been identified with commencement of works on the potholed Masaka-Kyotera Mutukula Road pending State approval.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to rehabilitate the road very soon because we are only waiting for Parliament and Cabinet to give us a go ahead,\u201d the minister said in a telephone interview on August 15.<\/p>\n

Currently, motorists take close to two hours to connect to Mutukula border post, a journey that used to take 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

The worst part of the road is the section between Kyotera and Mutukula border town.<\/p>\n

According to Gen Wamala, face-lifting the road will put it to a high standard.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not going to re-construct the road but instead make thorough rehabilitation and also widen the climbing lanes because there are currently many heavy trucks coming from the Mutukula border,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

The minister, who declined to disclose the name of the contractor, also noted that the government plans to work on the road had been delayed by funding gaps.<\/p>\n

Kyotera District chairperson Patrick Kintu Kisekuulo said: \u201cUpon renovation, the road is expected to ease trade between Uganda and Tanzania through the Mutukula one stop border point.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Kyotera County Member of Parliament (MP) John Paul Mpalanyi urged that this should not be another empty promise.<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernment has previously promised to rehabilitate that road but nothing has happened. Let\u2019s hope for the best this time round,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

About the project<\/p>\n

While visiting parts of Kyotera District last year, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja disclosed that government had deferred the rehabilitation of the highway awaiting funding from the African Development Bank(AfDB).<\/p>\n

In 2019, Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra) unveiled a plan to rehabilitate and expand the Masaka-Kyotera -Mutukula Road.<\/p>\n

The project is expected to be funded by the AfDB through the New Partnership for Africa\u2019s Development (NEPAD) Programme. The programme is a blueprint of the African Union aimed at accelerating implementation of priority regional economic infrastructure projects.<\/p>\n

The project is part of Mutukula-Kyaka-Kasulo-Kamunazi and Bugene-Kasulo road on the Tanzanian side, which serves as an alternative route to the coast for Uganda through the Dar es Salaam port.<\/p>\n

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