Denis Tugume, a member of the NPA board who represented the Executive Director during the commemoration of World Town Planning Day in Masaka City, expressed concern about the apparent reluctance of local governments to enforce physical planning laws.
"If, for example, government focused resources on railway like they have done for roads, there's a lot we can do. Can you imagine if we only had like 1 trillion shillings for four years!," says Sengendo.
Kadaga handed over the money to the National Muslim Youth Council leaders led by their chairperson Habib Mustafa during the inaugural national Muslim youth day celebrations held at the UMSC headquarters on Saturday.
The draft physical plan within the nine villages located in Namizi ward comprises the location of roads, health facilities, schools, green spaces, residential and industrial areas.
Godfrey Kisseka, the town clerk of Mubende Municipality, says that most violators of the current physical development plans are powerful and well connected; saying that fighting them requires political support from the president.
The company was contracted to construct the 2.9 kilometres of Eng Zhikusooka Road and Main Street extension in Jinja district, under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development- USMID project.
Authorities note that though the municipality has been hosting the day for years with a lot of indirect benefits due to the influx of people in the area for over almost a month, they have been lacking a proper plan strategized to ensure that the municipality remit some revue to its coffers.
Ssemambo adds that the Climate Change Department has now developed tools that will aid technocrats at all levels to include an aspect of climate change mitigation and adaptation into planning, decisionmaking and investment.
The angry employees on Wednesday stormed the factory at 6:00 am and sat outside the premises. They blocked trucks from either accessing or exiting the factory.
Ulstein explained that sub-Saharan Africa is one of the most important investment hubs on the continent with unexplored opportunities in the energy sector, which Norway plans to explore so as to create more jobs.
Unveiling the 2019 tourism plan, the Kingdom’s Tourism Minister, Hellen Namutamba says that, most European tourists are attracted to African culture arguing that people who own traditional homes will gain out of this venture.
According to the occupants, they have been under threats of eviction since 2016 and are worried that Mengo through Buganda Land Board-BLB may evict them anytime without due compensation despite occupying land for more than 30 years.
Preliminary police investigations indicate that Kakande punished Kabuye for missing mock trial exams without a convincing reason. The pupil fainted in the course of being canned and breathed his last shortly after being rushed to a private clinic in Kyazanga town.
A reliable police source told URN that police planned the route well in advance. The Kampala Metropolitan Commander, Moses Kafeero pitched Camp in Kalerwe to ensure everything goes according to plan.
According to Muhumuza, he was surprised by the questions and asked Kipoi why he was asking him such questions. Kipoi reportedly replied that M23 was comprised of Ugandans and Rwandese who would be difficult to deal with as they plot to overthrow government.
Paul Ssempira, the Manager Umeme Mbale branch, says they are waiting for the municipal authorities to agree on a payment plan before they reconnect power on the street lights.
