Uganda government is preparing to expand Entebbe International Airport due to increasing tourism revenue collection. Tourism is the second largest source of foreign exchange for Uganda after remittances from Ugandans working abroad. Uganda last expanded Entebbe airport 20 years ago.

The Transport and Works Minister, Eng. Abraham Byandala says the plans to expand Entebbe Airport are feasible because of the growth of the tourism industry in Uganda. Byandala says that the ministry is to expand Entebbe airport working on a strategic plan of five years.

The minister also says that Uganda will soon be making her own aviation fuel, and build large oil reserves and an aircraft maintenance center.  Dr. Rama Makuza, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Managing director, says Uganda plans to expand Entebbe airport’s car parking by making it storied and the number of aero plane hangars will be doubled from 11 to 22.

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We have got news reports that Parliament has pulled down it website www.parliament.go.ug after hackers penetrated into its system. The people in charge of the administration of the parliament website noticed that the hackers were in the process of posting anti president information on the website and they pulled it down.

When we got this information we tried to load the parliament website of www.parliament.go.ug and we found on it the following information.

‘Joomla! Parliament of Uganda website!! This site is temporarily unavailable. Please notify the systems administrator … Could not connect to the database server.’

This is not the first time hackers penetrate and change the information on Uganda government websites. They have been doing it before. Recently website of the Ministry of Works was pulled down after hackers posted a picture of FDC leader Kizza Besigye seated on a stool in a pensive mood.

The image of Besigye stayed on the website for several hours until the authorities in Kampala shut it down.

By Moureen Nakyanzi

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The Standards are a guide to architects, civil engineers, constructors and property developers on how to construct buildings and facilities suitable for every one’s use including persons with disabilities.

“I really congratulate and respect you for producing these guidelines. I have no objection to making the Standards part of the law. I am happy that you have come early to discuss this with me. I will make sure that we do what you want. Also keep in touch with Parliament to support the Bill when it comes to the House for debate,” the minister said. This was in a meeting between UNAPD, Works Ministry and the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. Sulaiman Madada the minister in charge of elderly and disability in the Gender Ministry arranged and attended this meeting together with officials from his ministry. The Gender Ministry was so instrumental in the development of the Standards that were launched in 2008. Byandala said that he personally acknowledges the challenges PWDs go through in regard to accessibility and emphasized that accessibility is for all.

“I have also started to experience accessibility challenges because of age,” he says. “I will also alert my colleagues’ inn the Uganda governmnet to take care of accessibility needs when they are constructing buildings.”

He said the Building Control Bill is before Cabinet for scrutiny, and the development of the regulations to operationalise it when it becomes an Act will begin soon. The meeting was also attended by the Commissioner for Building, Arch. Harry Kazahure. “Architect Kazahure will lead the process of making the regulations. Please, keep in touch with him,” the minister advised

his visitors led by the treasurer, Ark Goffin Candria. Kazahure said the regulations will be developed by the Ministry of Justice and will provide for the Standards as an annex to the Building Control Act. Madada thanked the Ministry of Works for the promise to legalise the Standards, and said it will be in line with the Government’s commitment to empower people to live a better and fulfilling life. Candria explained to the minister the intensive consultative process of developing the Standards, and expressed optimism that the lives of PWDs will greatly improve if the Standards are legalised and enforced in Uganda.

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The Director of Works and Engineering at KCCA, Eng. Andrew Kitaka says many city roads and drainage system are to be worked on the six months.

Addressing journalists in Kampala today, Kitaka said that 8 out of 10 roads in the city are in a poor state and the city authority will work on the roads in phases.

He says they are starting with Ben Kiwanuka, Allen road, Nakivubo, Gaddafi, Mengo Kisenyi and Kafumbe Mukasa roads.

Eng Kitaka says that KCCA has signed a contract with Multiplex Contractors to undertake the 2.2 billion shillings project to rid the city of roads in a poor state.

Traders and community members in different parts of Kampala have in recent weeks held demonstrations over the poor state of roads in Kampala.

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