Road construction works in Kasese Municipality under Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program, USMID, begins this month, the Kasese Municipal Mayor, His Worship Chance Kahindo has said.
In an interview with Kasese guide radio over the weekend, Mr. Chance who revealed that about 36 billion shillings had been committed to the first phase of the project, said they were to pick a contracts agreement for signing today now that the Solicitor General in Fort portal was through with his part.
He said Ms China Railway 18 co. Ltd, a Chinese contractor had been contracted for the project commencing this month.
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Mr. Chance regretted that some of the roads, Magherita Street, Park and Square rise among others were already tarmacked and his struggle to change the plans had failed. His Worship Chance speaking2………
He said that the seventeen Billion shillings in phase two would among others procure another garbage collection truck, install a garbage recycling machine and cater for the construction of Mboghoyabo road.
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In previous interviews, Kasese Guide radio learnt that connectivity to the highway and to a first class tarmac road are some of the conditions for USMID funding. END.