

MWE completes WASH and classroom facilities in Oyam
The project illustrates how education infrastructure contracts combine building construction with essential sanitation facilities, requiring coordination across multiple work packages and attention to the needs of different users.
Erinah Kintu
19 hours ago


Lubowa Hospital faces renewed scrutiny as Parliament orders audit
The current dispute is not simply about whether construction is progressing; it concerns how the project is governed, monitored and brought to completion.
Erinah Kintu
7 days ago


Audit finds 228 district roadworks with quality and completion problems
The findings point to several interconnected weaknesses in local road delivery. The issue is not simply whether money was allocated or contracts awarded, but whether the combination of contractor performance, supervision, equipment, materials and local-government capacity is producing roads that meet the required standard.
Erinah Kintu
Oct 2


79 Tonnes of Underweight Cement Seized in Kampala
Also, in order to maintain construction quality standards, should engineers weigh cement bags again on site? The latest seizure therefore raises a practical quality-control question for contractors and supervising engineers: cement quantities might need to be verified at the point of use.
Erinah Kintu
Sep 28


Spiro: is electric-mobility becoming an infrastructure market?
For Uganda, the more interesting story is what sits behind the motorcycles. Battery swapping turns electric mobility into a distributed infrastructure network requiring land, electricity, grid connections, stations, maintenance and reliable battery logistics.
Staff Writer
Sep 26


Uganda National Mining Company: governance trouble at the new state miner
Governance weaknesses at this stage therefore have implications well beyond the company itself, for Kilembe, for future mineral investments and for the credibility of Uganda’s state participation in mining.
CFUg
Sep 25


Give local firms greater opportunities on major infrastructure projects - Engineers Raise Concern Over Foreign Firms in Major Infrastructure Projects
Professionals called for policies that give local engineering companies greater opportunities to gain experience, invest and compete on major projects.
Routh M-M (PhD.)
Sep 21


Lubowa Hospital Oversight Visit Blocked Again as Contractor Cites Site-Access Procedures
For a major publicly funded infrastructure project that has experienced repeated delays, establishing a clear and workable inspection protocol is important for both project oversight and construction-site management.
Staff Writer
Sep 18


NSSF Reaches Agreement for Financing the Kampala–Jinja Expressway
The significance of NSSF's commitment is not that the Kampala–Jinja Expressway has suddenly become a new project. It is that a long-prepared PPP may now have access to a large domestic institutional investor.
Staff Writer
Sep 18


Biiso-Masindi Oil Road Works Disrupt Water Supply to More Than 30 Villages
The incident highlights the importance of coordinating road construction with existing utility infrastructure and community services.
Erinah Kintu
Sep 18


$310M Kampala Storage Terminal Set for Groundbreaking
The terminal itself is strategically sensible and fits neatly into the wider first-oil infrastructure story. But the siting issue illustrates strategic infrastructure can still be poorly integrated into its physical environment.
Erinah Kintu
Sep 18


Government Introduces Standard Designs for District Headquarters
Standard designs and BOQs could make public-building projects easier to cost, compare, procure and supervise, while creating opportunities for repeatable construction approaches.
Staff Writer
Sep 18
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