The KCCA special council meeting, conducted by Speaker Zahra Luyirika, was meant to resolve the controversies surrounding the circumstances under which city tycoon Hamis Kigundu constructed along the Nakivuno channel. However, it ended prematurely after city councillors raised mixed reactions to the motion intended to halt the construction along the Nakivubo channel.

Kampala – The first phase of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) construction is scheduled to commence in March next year and will run until October. The 272-kilometre line is projected to cost $2.2 billion.

Project Manager Engineer Perez Wamburu disclosed the details while addressing journalists at the Media Centre in Kampala. He outlined the funding structure, revealing that the Ugandan government will contribute 15% of the cost. The remaining 85% will be financed through export credit agencies (60%) and development financing (25%).

A standoff has erupted in Mukono Municipality, where wealthy landowners are refusing to voluntarily surrender parts of their plots for road construction. This refusal is part of the Mukono facelift project under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area development plan.

This defiance has pitted the landowners against other residents who are also protesting the methods used by the construction company working on roads in the municipality. The residents are particularly opposed to the construction of the Nabutti road, arguing that the way it is being built will block access routes in some areas.

President Museveni approved a privately funded project to reconstruct Kampala’s Nakivubo drainage channel, despite opposition from city authorities.

 The project aims to address chronic flooding and sanitation issues.

However, in a letter from State House, President Museveni has set the record straight. The President confirmed that he received a direct request from Mr. Kiggundu, seeking permission to work on the channel.