Inside the infrastructure transformation reshaping Entebbe during President Museveni’s Seventh Administration

What the report says

Watchdog Uganda reports that Entebbe Municipality is undergoing a major road upgrade programme, with construction activity visible along the Kitooro–Nakiwogo corridor near Kitooro. The outlet says the works are part of an infrastructure renewal effort affecting 11 strategic roads in Uganda’s gateway municipality, under Mayor Fabrice Rulinda and Town Clerk Emmanuel Gakyaalo, during President Yoweri Museveni’s Seventh Administration.

The central project highlighted is the Shs22.7 billion Kitooro–Kiwafu–Nakiwogo Road Project, covering 4.3 kilometres. According to the report, it is being implemented through the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Programme, with support from the World Bank and Agence Française de Développement through the Government of Uganda. Planned works include rebuilding the road surface, improving drainage, adding pedestrian walkways and parking areas, installing street lighting, and strengthening road safety features.

Watchdog Uganda frames the upgrades as important for transport, commerce and tourism in Entebbe, which hosts Entebbe International Airport, State House, lakeside attractions and key transport links on Lake Victoria. The report says improved access is expected to benefit traders at Kitooro Market, passengers and businesses using Nakiwogo Landing Site, and tourism operators connecting visitors to hotels, recreation sites and island destinations.

The article presents the road programme as part of a wider government emphasis on infrastructure as a driver of urban growth, service delivery and reduced business costs. It also notes local expectations that better roads could ease movement, improve the trading environment and make the municipality more orderly as Entebbe seeks to match its national and international role.