Infrastructure

Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has allocated Shs 2.07 trillion to the energy sector for FY 2026/27. The budget funds the groundbreaking of the 380MW Kiba hydro plant, Buyende nuclear preparations, and a 20.15% equity stake purchase in the Kenya Pipeline Company to insulate Uganda from global fuel supply shocks.

The Kampala Industrial and Business Park, commonly known as Namanve Industrial Park, is Uganda’s largest industrial park. Established in 1991, the park sits on approximately 2,209 acres (about 8.9 square miles) along the Kampala–Jinja Highway and serves as a key driver of Uganda’s industrial transformation strategy.

UPDF leaders commissioned a new classroom block at Rubongi Army Secondary School and pledged continued support to improve education for both soldiers' children and surrounding communities.

President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned the $300 million Yaobai Cement clinker plant in Moroto. The facility aims to save Uganda $200 million annually by eliminating clinker imports and creating 3,500 jobs in the Karamoja sub-region.

AfDB has approved new funding to compensate affected families and expand electricity access across rural Uganda.

The French government is supporting NWSC’s $200 million project to improve water and sanitation infrastructure in 35 towns across Uganda, aiming to address ageing infrastructure and meet the growing demand from urban populations.

MPs have urged government to increase KCCA funding, warning that current allocations are too low to maintain Kampala’s roads and address worsening drainage challenges.

UCC has introduced new rules to streamline fibre cable installation and reduce clutter caused by uncoordinated utility poles across Uganda.

The Ministry of Works and Transport has announced that maintenance works on the Namugongo–Misindye–Seeta road in Mukono District will start on March 12, 2026....

National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) Managing Director Eng Dr Silver Mugisha has completed the first phase of a nationwide inspection of regional...