The Ministry of Works and Transport has appealed to Parliament to approve the borrowing request of $91million from African Development Bank to finance the expansion of the Busega-Mpigi express highway.

Nakaseke North County MP, Syda Bumba.

Appearing before the National Economy and Natural Resources Committee of Parliament Chaired by Nakaseke North County MP, Syda Bumba, the State Minister of Works Aggrey Bagiire, expressed concern over the matter saying it needs the urgency it deserves to ensure that the expansion of this route to a four carriage takes place and saves time people spend on the current route and speed up trade.

Bagiire explains that if this loan is approved, it will facilitate the construction of a completely new road from Busega-Mpigi and that the other part of this money will as well be used to reconstruct the Nansana- Namungona junction to save on congestion in this place and all this is expected to be finished in 2 and half years.

The MP for Mukono South, Johnson Muyanja Senyonga who had also expressed concern over the delay, said that the road construction projects that delay despite government’s provision of all resources in the end affects
service delivery and development at large.
However, Bumba raised an alarm pointing at contractors whom she said have continued to deny locals in the area of road construction casaul work saying that many instead import or get labourers from different places which is unfair to the local people.