Uganda

Uganda

Uganda: Mao Orders Demolition of Buildings

Wed, 07/02/2008 - 23:39 — AA Network
Uganda: Mao Orders Demolition of Buildings - GULU district chairman Norbert Mao has instructed the municipal council to identify illegal structures for demolition. "When building, make provision for public utilities. There are many illegal buildings in Gulu town, some of them hotels, which might not survive." [AA Construction]

Uganda: Rwenzururu Palace Works Halted

Tue, 07/01/2008 - 10:18 — AA Network
Uganda: Rwenzururu Palace Works Halted - THE construction of a rival palace by one of the claimants of the Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu (Bakonzo and Bamba kingdom), Swaleh Tibamwenda Basikania, has been halted. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Unplanned Buildings Bother Lira Mayor

Tue, 07/01/2008 - 10:17 — AA Network
Uganda: Unplanned Buildings Bother Lira Mayor - UNPLANNED buildings and the random establishment of small businesses are the major obstacles to the expansion of most Ugandan towns, the vice-chairman of the Urban Authorities Association has said. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Construction Exhibition to Be Held Next Month

Thu, 06/19/2008 - 09:47 — AA Network
Uganda: Construction Exhibition to Be Held Next Month - THE sixth construction and interior designing exhibition is to be held next month at the Lugogo showgrounds. The exhibition, which will take place from July 17 to July 19, will be bigger and better than before, Judith Nabatanzi, the business manager of International Links Ltd, the organisers of the event, said. [AA Construction]

Uganda: VP Eyes Global Drive to Rebuild Namugongo

Fri, 06/06/2008 - 10:39 — AA Network
Uganda: VP Eyes Global Drive to Rebuild Namugongo - VICE-PRESIDENT Prof. Gilbert Bukenya has called for a worldwide campaign to raise funds to renovate Namugongo Catholic shrine, the home of Africa's largest group of martyrs. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Put Up Flats, Get People Pumping Iron

Mon, 05/26/2008 - 15:08 — AA Network
Uganda: Put Up Flats, Get People Pumping Iron - One of the greatest public relations officers ever to serve this country, albeit for no salary, was Winston Churchill. While concluding the manuscript of My Africa Journey, he summarised his whole experience in three word: "Concentrate on Uganda." [AA Construction]

Uganda: Roko Contracted to Develop Shimon Land

Mon, 05/26/2008 - 15:03 — AA Network
Uganda: Roko Contracted to Develop Shimon Land - THE long-awaited redevelopment of former Shimoni Demonstration Primary School and Teachers' College land has began. After a17-month stagnation, the Saudi investor, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Alsaud, has contracted Roko Construction to build a hotel. [AA Construction]

Uganda: The Dutch to Build Sh1b Prison in Moroto

Thu, 05/22/2008 - 21:11 — AA Network
Uganda: The Dutch to Build Sh1b Prison in Moroto - THE Netherlands government has given Uganda sh1.2b for the construction of a prison in Moroto district. The Dutch ambassador, Jeroen Verheal, made the revelation last week at a ground-breaking ceremony for the project in Moroto. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Busia to Get Modern Landing Site

Thu, 05/15/2008 - 10:09 — AA Network
Uganda: Busia to Get Modern Landing Site - THE construction of a modern landing site at Majanji in Busia district has been commissioned by fisheries state minister, Fred Mukisa. [AA Construction]

Uganda : Hilton Hotel Kampala to Be Ready Next Year

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 18:09 — AA Network
Uganda: Hilton Hotel Kampala to Be Ready Next Year - Hilton Hotel Kampala, potentially Uganda's first "true" 5-star hotel and an architectural landmark is now set to be complete by September 2009, according to the project's developers, AYA Group. [AA Urbanisation]

Uganda: Blacklist Shoddy Contractors, Urges PPDA Chief

Wed, 05/14/2008 - 13:09 — AA Editor

Uganda: Blacklist Shoddy Contractors, Urges PPDA Chief - COMPANIES that do shoddy road works should be blacklisted so that they are not awarded any future deals, a top official has proposed. "We have asked the Government to identify companies that construct substandard roads so that they can be blacklisted in order not to win any more tenders," said Edgar Agaba, the executive director of the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority (PPDA). [AA Construction]

Uganda: Life in a Congested Kampala City

Mon, 05/12/2008 - 17:41 — AA Editor
Uganda: Life in a Congested Kampala City - IN Kampala, everywhere you look, buildings, shops and taxi parks are crammed with much more than they can handle. Elizabeth Agiro scrutinises why Kampala is such a magnet in a disorganised way. [AA Urbanisation]

Uganda: To Develop, Do Away With Villages

Mon, 05/12/2008 - 13:33 — AA Editor
Uganda: To Develop, Do Away With Villages - Uganda is poor, underdeveloped and cannot feed its people. What can be done to solve all the intractable problems facing our country? [AA Urbanisation]

Uganda: Quit Excuses And Build New Bridge

Sat, 05/10/2008 - 02:20 — AA Editor
Uganda: Quit Excuses And Build New Bridge - Experts must be exhausted of saying "we told you so" to the government. The latest accident in-waiting is the deplorable state of the only bridge linking the east of the country to the rest of it at the Owen Falls Dam in Jinja. [AA Construction]

Uganda: Kiteezi Landfill Worries Residents

Sat, 05/10/2008 - 02:19 — AA Editor
Uganda: Kiteezi Landfill Worries Residents - You have possibly seen an overloaded Kampala City Council (KCC) garbage truck moving out of the city centre heading to Mpererwe -Kiteezi landfill located a long Gayaza Road. [AA Urbanisation]
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