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Friday February 12 2021
Finance minister Matia Kasaija with Mr Hidemoto Fukuzawa, the Japanese Ambassador, at the grant signing ceremony at the Ministry of Finance offices in Kampala yesterday. PHOTO | MoF
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Part of the funding will be used to build the new Korro Bridge and improve feeder roads using labour intensive technology. The project is also proposed to strengthen trade and rejuvenate social and economic activities in the sub-region.
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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) yesterday gave Uganda a grant of $37m (about137b) for construction of Yumbe-Manibe road in Yumbe District.
Speaking at the grant signing ceremony at the Ministry of Finance offices in Kampala yesterday, the Japanese Ambassador to Uganda, Mr Fukuzawa Hidenoto, said the road is to improve transport in refugee hosting communities in West Nile.