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The Prime Minister of Uganda Rt. Hon. Nabbanja Robinah has today flagged off works for the reconstruction of Masaka-Kyotera-Mutukula road project [89.5 KM] & rehabilitation of Nyendo-Villa Maria road [11 KM] and Access Roads [7 KM] to paved standard on the 23rd, March, 2024 in Kyotera Town.

The Prime Minister of Uganda, the Right Honourable Nabbanja Robinah, officially initiated the commencement of the Masaka-Kyotera-Mutukula road project spanning 89.5 kilometers, along with the refurbishment of the 11-kilometer Nyendo-Villa Maria road and 7 kilometers of Access Roads to be upgraded to a paved standard. This event took place on March 23, 2024, in Kyotera Town

While addressing the journalist, PM Nabbanja said that the Masaka-Kyotera-Mutukula Road is an important route and its reconstruction will improve bilateral trade between Uganda and Tanzania.

The event was attended by Works Minister Gen Katumba Wamala, Finance State Minister Hajj Haruna Kasolo, UNRA Executive Director, Allen Kagina, MPs, local leaders,contractors, and technical officers among others.

The 82 km road has been in a sorry state for years with motorists from Masaka taking close to two hours to connect to Mutukula border post, a journey that used to take 45 minutes before.

The worst part of the road is the section between Kyotera and Mutukula border town which leaders say has so much frustrated traders’ movements, especially the ones carrying cargo.
Mr Patrick Kintu Kisekulo, the Kyotera District chairperson, said the area legislators have been so supportive in reminding the government to fix the road.

“We have done our part as leaders and I’m happy our area MPs have not relaxed at any point. I’m sure the traders and other road users will be relieved once the road is fixed,” he said
Mr John Paul Mpalanyi, the Kyotera County MP, told this publication that rehabilitating the road is timely since it is a key transportation artery for the East African region.

“As politicians, we have been facing a lot of pressure from our electorate to explain why this essential transportation artery connecting us to Tanzania and other countries in the south continues to be in a poor state. This is the only way we can justify our relevancy as leaders,” he said.

The plan to rehabilitate Masaka-Kyotera-Mutukula road comes at a time when the government is also planning to establish a regional market at Kasanvu Village in Mutukula Town Council.

The market, whose construction will be funded by South Africa-based Degitech Energy Company Ltd at a tune of Shs 2.8 trillion, is expected to start soon.

It will bring together manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, retailers and consumers from all over the East African region. The market will be operating every Tuesday and Friday and will also have a livestock yard where animals such as sheep, goats, and cattle, among others will be kept temporarily for slaughter and sale on the local and export market.

There has been a remarkable increase in volumes of transit cargo through Mutukula border post ever since it became a one – stop-border post which operates 24 hours daily since 2017. For seven years now, transit goods, passengers, travelers and exports exiting through Mutukula to either Tanzania or Uganda, stop once for clearance by immigration and customs officials.