Ministry of Works and Transport (Uganda)
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The Ministry of Works and Transport is a Cabinet level government ministry of Uganda, that is mandated to plan, develop and maintain an economic, efficient and effective transport infrastructure, and transport services by road, rail, water, and air. The ministry is also mandated to manage public works including government structures and promote standards in the construction industry. The ministry is headed by a Cabinet Minister. The current Minister of Works and Transport is Katumba Wamala.
Location
The headquarters of the ministry are located at the corner of Jinja Road and Old Port Bell Road, in Kampala Central Division, in the Industrial Area of Kampala, the capital and largest city in the country. The coordinates of the ministry headquarters are:0°19'04.0"N, 32°35'48.0"E (Latitude:0.317779; Longitude:32.596681).{{google maps | url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/0%C2%B019'04.0%22N+32%C2%B035'48.0%22E/@0.3177844,32.5944977,450m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d0.317779!4d32.596681|accessdate=15 July 2016 |title=Location of the Headquarters of Uganda's Ministry of Works and Transport}}
Overview
As of July, the ministry is involved, through and with its affiliated entities, in several major construction projects including the following:
- Construction of Entebbe–Kampala Expressway. The {{convert|53|km|0}} links Entebbe International Airport with Kampala Northern Bypass Road and with the Kampala neighborhood of Munyonyo, on the northern shores of Lake Victoria.{{cite web|url=http://www.observer.ug/news-headlines/37179-entebbe-k-la-highway-what-is-done-so-far |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712044941/http://observer.ug/news-headlines/37179-entebbe-k-la-highway-what-is-done-so-far |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 July 2015 |title=Entebbe–Kampala Highway: What Is Done So Far |first=Edris |last=Kiggundu |date=5 April 2015 |accessdate=15 July 2016 |newspaper=The Observer (Uganda) |location=Kampala }} The expressway will have toll booths with limited access.{{cite web | last=Ogwang |newspaper=New Vision|first=Joel| url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1341843/private-company-manage-kampala-entebbe-expressway | title=Private company to manage Kampala- Entebbe expressway | accessdate=15 July 2016 | date=19 June 2014 |location=Kampala}}
- Expansion and improvement of Entebbe International Airport. The multi-phased expansion is slated to last until 2033 and involves the expansion of the cargo terminal, construction of a new passenger terminal building, construction of new fuel storage facilities, building new multi-story car park, construction of new control tower and strengthening and resealing of current runways. The entire renovation budget is approximately US$586 million.{{cite web | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/672647-entebbe-airport-expansion-starts-on-saturday.html | title=Entebbe airport expansion starts on Saturday | accessdate=15 July 2016 | date=26 August 2015 | newspaper=New Vision | location=Kampala | first=Innocent | last=Anguyo}}
- Expansion of Kampala Northern Bypass Highway to dual carriageway.{{cite web|url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Shs200b-Northern-Bypass-expansion-project-kicks-off/-/688322/2512018/-/pbjy8u/-/index.html| title=Shs200 billion Northern Bypass expansion project kicks off|
accessdate=15 July 2016 |date=6 November 2014 |first=Andrew |last=Bagala | newspaper=Daily Monitor |location=Kampala}}
- Construction of ''Malaba–Kampala Standard Gauge Railway.{{cite web|
url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/China-Exim-sets-terms-for-financing-Uganda-SGR/-/2560/3223214/-/t0cd96z/-/index.html|title=China Exim sets terms for financing Uganda's standard gauge railway |date=28 May 2016 |
first=Dicta |last=Asiimwe |accessdate=15 July 2016 |location=Nairobi | newspaper=The EastAfrican}}
- Construction of the New Nile Bridge at Njeru.{{cite web | first=Emmanuel | last=Luganda | title=Museveni To Launch New Nile Bridge Construction | newspaper=New Vision |accessdate=15 July 2015 | location=Kampala | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/651883-museveni-to-launch-new-nile-bridge-construction.html | date=28 January 2014}}
Subministries
- State Minister for Works - General Katumba Wamala{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.go.ug/index.php/members-of-parliament/cabinet-members|title=Cabinet Members and Ministers of State|accessdate=15 July 2016|date=15 July 2016|publisher=Parliament of Uganda (POU)|last=POU|location=Kampala|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119192536/http://www.parliament.go.ug/index.php/members-of-parliament/cabinet-members|archive-date=19 November 2016|url-status=dead}}
- State Minister for Transport - Aggrey Bagiire
Auxiliary institutions and allied agencies
List of ministers
- Katumba Wamala (14 December 2019 - present){{cite news |title=Museveni shuffles Cabinet, drops Muloni, appoints Magyezi |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Museveni-shuffles-Cabinet-drops-Muloni-Nadduli-Ssekandi/688334-5386130-139sq4lz/index.html |access-date=4 September 2022 |work=Monitor |date=14 December 2019 |language=en}}
- Monica Azuba Ntege (6 June 2016 - 14 December 2019){{cite news |title=Museveni appoints his wife to key ministry in new cabinet |url=https://www.africanews.com/2016/06/07/museveni-appoints-his-wife-to-key-ministry-in-new-cabinet// |access-date=4 September 2022 |work=Africanews |date=7 June 2016 |language=en}}
- John Byabagambi (1 March 2015 - 6 June 2016){{cite news |title=Museveni reshuffles his cabinet |url=https://www.observer.ug/news-headlines/36583-museveni-reshuffles-his-cabinet |access-date=9 September 2022 |work=The Observer |date=1 March 2015 |language=en-gb}}
- Abraham Byandala (27 May 2011 - 1 March 2015){{cite web |accessdate=5 September 2022 |url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/755941 |date=28 May 2011 |title=Museveni Names New Cabinet |first=Henry |last=Mukasa |newspaper=New Vision (Kampala) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211124001/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/755941 |archivedate=11 December 2014 |df=dmy-all}}
- John Nasasira (1996 - 27 May 2011){{cite web | publisher=Parliament of Uganda (POU) | url=http://www.parliament.go.ug/mpdata/mps.hei?p=f&n=t&details=t&j=194&const=Kazo++County&dist_id=69&distname=Kiruhura | title=Profile of John Nwoono Nasasira, Member of Parliament for Kazo County, Kiruhura District | last=POU |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023121239/https://www.parliament.go.ug/mpdata/mps.hei?p=f&n=t&details=t&j=194&const=Kazo++County&dist_id=69&distname=Kiruhura |archive-date=23 October 2015}}
See also
{{Portal|Uganda|Transport}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.works.go.ug/ Ministry of Works & Transport]
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