Kabale-Kisoro road repair set for May
Mar 13, 2007
THE Government is to tarmac the 99km Kabale-Kisoro highway at a cost of sh155b, making it one of the biggest road projects in the country.
By Darious Magara
THE Government is to tarmac the 99km Kabale-Kisoro highway at a cost of sh155b, making it one of the biggest road projects in the country.
The contract with SBI International Holdings AG, was signed in Kisoro district yesterday, in the presence of the ministers of finance and works.
SBI International Holdings, which is based in Switzerland, also constructed the Karuma-Pakwach road and the Equator roads in Kasese.
“It is one of the few companies which finished work ahead of the schedule,†explained Dan Alinange, the spokesman for the Road Agency Formation Unit.
Other works to be covered under the contract are the Ugandan-Rwandan border post of Kyanika and the Ugandan-Congolese border post of Bunagana.
The construction will start in May and last for 36 months. It will begin after the Government has compensated the affected residents along the first section of the road.
“Between sh2.5b and sh3b has been set aside for compensation,†Alinange said.
‘“We expect to compensate 180 people who will lose their land, crops and houses.â€
Works Minister John Nasasira thanked the people of Kisoro for their patience.
After delivering on water, health and poverty alleviation, he said the Government was now fulfiling its promise on the road. He asked the local leaders to cooperate with the contractor and mobilise the affected people to leave in time.
The district chairman, Dr. Philemon Mateke, thanked the Government, and particularly President Yoweri Museveni, for honouring his pledge to tarmac the road.
The project is funded by the Government and the African Development Bank. The Government is contributing 10% of the the total amount.
Dr. Mukaira Ojelede of the bank said they approved the loan because they realised that the project would support the Government’s efforts to fight poverty.
He added that it would promote regional integration by connecting Rwanda and the DR Congo through Kisoro district and boost the economies of the Great Lakes region.
The road works delayed because the consultant had quoted sh70b, half the amount of the lowest bidder.
“We had to go back to the African Development Bank for a supplementary loan,†Alinange explained.
State ministers Nsaba Buturo (ethics), Hope Mwesigye (local government) and Eng. John Byabagambi (works) attended the function.
The chairman of the construction committee of Parliament, Nathan Byanyima, also attended.
THE Government is to tarmac the 99km Kabale-Kisoro highway at a cost of sh155b, making it one of the biggest road projects in the country.
The contract with SBI International Holdings AG, was signed in Kisoro district yesterday, in the presence of the ministers of finance and works.
SBI International Holdings, which is based in Switzerland, also constructed the Karuma-Pakwach road and the Equator roads in Kasese.
“It is one of the few companies which finished work ahead of the schedule,†explained Dan Alinange, the spokesman for the Road Agency Formation Unit.
Other works to be covered under the contract are the Ugandan-Rwandan border post of Kyanika and the Ugandan-Congolese border post of Bunagana.
The construction will start in May and last for 36 months. It will begin after the Government has compensated the affected residents along the first section of the road.
“Between sh2.5b and sh3b has been set aside for compensation,†Alinange said.
‘“We expect to compensate 180 people who will lose their land, crops and houses.â€
Works Minister John Nasasira thanked the people of Kisoro for their patience.
After delivering on water, health and poverty alleviation, he said the Government was now fulfiling its promise on the road. He asked the local leaders to cooperate with the contractor and mobilise the affected people to leave in time.
The district chairman, Dr. Philemon Mateke, thanked the Government, and particularly President Yoweri Museveni, for honouring his pledge to tarmac the road.
The project is funded by the Government and the African Development Bank. The Government is contributing 10% of the the total amount.
Dr. Mukaira Ojelede of the bank said they approved the loan because they realised that the project would support the Government’s efforts to fight poverty.
He added that it would promote regional integration by connecting Rwanda and the DR Congo through Kisoro district and boost the economies of the Great Lakes region.
The road works delayed because the consultant had quoted sh70b, half the amount of the lowest bidder.
“We had to go back to the African Development Bank for a supplementary loan,†Alinange explained.
State ministers Nsaba Buturo (ethics), Hope Mwesigye (local government) and Eng. John Byabagambi (works) attended the function.
The chairman of the construction committee of Parliament, Nathan Byanyima, also attended.