Lukwago, councillors accused of sabotaging Kampala road projects

While being hosted on a current affairs talk show on one of the local television stations on Tuesday, March 14, Kabuye said the Mayor and his councillors have proved to be mere talkers who have done more harm than good.

“These good talkers for the last two years, I have never seen any single ordinance coming to me. Parliament for the last two years has passed over 150 Bills. They have sabotaged Kampala road projects,” Kabuye said.

He also boasted of reorganising the city in less than two years. He however said roads and drainage remain a key challenge in the city.

Kabuye further emphasised the need to credit the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) administration for creating order in taxi parks and getting rid of city of criminals.

Last week, chaos engulfed at a KCCA council meeting at City Hall after the invited road construction contractors presented documents that couldn’t clearly identify them.

The Council Speaker, Zahra Luyirika, had invited the contractors of the roads to be constructed with funding from the African Development Bank (ADB) to discuss their contracts.

In 2021, KCCA launched the Kampala City Roads Rehabilitation Project. The project is aimed at increasing the stock and quality of strategic infrastructure to accelerate Uganda’s competitiveness.

Kampala requires significant infrastructural investments to shore up its productivity and ease of doing business.

This 48-months project is worth US$ 288 Million and this loan was effective July 2021.

The project is funded by the African Development Bank and African Development Fund, and is being implemented by KCCA.

Some of the specific objectives of the proposed project include: To enhance transport efficiency thereby enabling the City of Kampala to maximise agglomerative benefits of access and improved attractiveness resulting from reduced traffic congestion through upgrade and expansion of road network and to improve air quality in the city through implementation of Scheduled Eco-Bus transit Services and broadening travel choices for non-vehicular movements within Kampala by expanding networks of walkways and cycling tracks.