News: Compensation delay affects sh94b Luwero
The construction of the Luwero-Butalangu road in Uganda has been significantly delayed due to pending compensation payments for affected residents. Government officials are working to clear these payments to allow the project to resume.
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Infrastructure development is critical for regional economic growth, and delays highlight the complexities of land acquisition and public funding.
News: Compensation delay affects sh94b Luwero-Butalangu road
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Compensation delay affects sh94b Luwero-Butalangu road
The project was scheduled to be completed within a period of two years, which ended in June 2025.
The sh94b road, which had been scheduled to be completed by June last year, has dragged on up to today. (Photo by Frederick Kiwanuka)
Residents of Luwero and Nakaseke districts have run out of patience over the prolonged delay of
the 29km Luwero-Butalangu road that links the two districts.
scheduled to be completed by June last year,
commissioned by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja in June 2023, was being
However, nearly three years later, the contractor says they have
leaders and residents in the two districts, who say they are being inconvenienced by the heaps of murram, ditches and diversions
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