Delayed Fort Portal-Hima road works upset traders
Thursday March 11 2021
A section of the road under construction in Fort Portal City. Traders have complained of delayed works on Fort Portal to Hima road, saying their businesses are affected. PHOTO/ALEX ASHABA
Summary
The rehabilitation of a 4km road stretch from Mpanga Market to Kasusu Trading Centre on the Fort Portal-Kasese Road is behind schedule, causing an unease among the business community.
The Shs4b 55-kilometre Fort Portal-Hima road snakes through the newly created Fort Portal City and its completion has delayed for more than seven months.
China Wu Yi Construction Company was contracted in October 2017 by Uganda National Roads Authority to repair the Fort Portal-Hima road, which is part of the Kampala-Fort Portal-Kasese-Bwera highway.
Daily Monitor
Friday February 12 2021
The fuel tanker in flames at Kasunganyanja town along Fort Portal-Kasese Road. Four people have so far been confirmed dead. PHOTO | ALEX ASHABA
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Four people have been confirmed dead by police after a fuel tanker hit a stationary lorry at Kasunganyaja trading centre, along Fort Portal-Kasese Road in Bunyangabu District.
According to Mr Edward Kyaligonza, a journalist who was at the scene, the fuel tanker was heading to Kasese from Fort Portal side and when it reached the slope along Kasunganyanja trading centre, the driver reportedly lost control before the tanker hit the lorry that was being loaded with matooke.