Lands, Housing and Urban Development minister Judith Nabakooba has commissioned ย the construction of roads and beautification of Entebbe Municipality under the multi- billion Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) program. ย
The Minister called for -value for money and told the contractor- China Wu Yi Company Ltd and the supervising consultants to deliver high quality works and on time . โEntebbe is a very strategic town ย in our country, because you host ย presidentโs official ย residence ,the International Airport, the UN base, other important ย sites like the Zoo, ย lake Victoria ย and its beautiful ย beaches.
Entebbe can affect the first impression of a new visitor to Uganda. This means, you influence our tourism and you must be exemplary,โ Nabakooba stated . ย
Hon. Nabakooba who was received ย in the area by the Entebbe Municipality Mayor Fabrice Rulinda and RDC Nuhu Njuki -for the groundbreaking ceremony- flagged-offย the construction works estimated to cost ย Shs13.4bn ย and to be completed in aย period of 15 months.
Civil works will be carried out on ย Kampala Road, Apolo square, Auxiliary road, Market street access, ย Hill lane access, Lugard road access and upgrading the Kitoro taxi park phase I. ย Lights will also be installed at ย the mayorโs gardens and general ย beautification of the municipality.
The roads will have pedestrian walk ways, covered drains, conduits for utilities like Telecoms and IT, water and sewerage, electricity, bicycle ways, trees, ย garbage cans, waiting shades, street parking and good solar street lights. โ I will come to be part of the commissioning, to pride ourselves in the great work we shall have delivered to ย the people of Entebbe,โ the Minister stated .
Nabakooba noted that since Entebbe municipality was part of the 14 pioneer -local governments to benefit under the ย USMID program, they already have the competences to ensure that all the program expectations are met .
The Entebbe Municipality Mayor Fabrice Rulinda ย said that the Entebbe communityย was ready for business and economic growth that is anticipated as a results of improved services due to modern infrastructure .โWe ย have a rich history and a lot to offer. We donโt want people to just ย go to the beach. We want to transform ย Entebbe into one of the most beautiful cities in Uganda .
The RDC Nuhu Njuki ย vowed to superintend- overย the implementation of all government programs in the area to ย ensure the delivery of quality , timely public services to the people . ย ย The Deputy Town Clerk .Ms. Aisha Kitenda ย pledged her technical staffโs commitment to supervise and have the ย successful implementation of the project works. ย ย ย
The event was also attended by the USMID -AF Project Coordinator , Dr. Eng. Isaac Mutenyo who is hailed for implementing what is considered to be a largely successful national development project spread across 30 municipalities and refugee hosting districts .
