According to Paul Karatunga, the supervisor of customs enforcement in Eastern Uganda, the nine motor vehicles were caught conveying contrabands. Source/Newvision.co.ug/full story
The construction of Bukasa Port has started with land reclamation.
Rose Mary Tibiwa, the commissioner for transport infrastructure services in the Ministry of Works and Transport said when completed Bukasa will be the only port country as port bell and jinja are mere piers.
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The expressway that will run from Kisumu to Kakira,a town in Jinja district, will involve rehabilitation of the existing two-lane single carriageway to bitumen standards and the upgrading of the same into the two-lane dual carriageway over a 104km stretch. Find full story.
The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is hosting Partner States from the East African Community (EAC) to develop harmonised procedures for calibration and verification of road tankers, to facilitate trade.
The Minister of State for Trade, General Wilson Mbasu Mbadi has reaffirmed his commitment to support UNBS activities geared towards facilitating trade, improving the competiveness of Uganda products and protecting Ugandan consumers against substandard products.