Rwanda President Paul Kagame and Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni at the Uganda-Rwanda Boarder at Gatuna have this Friday inaugurated the reconstruction of the highway connecting Rwanda to Uganda.
The Road has been dotted with potholes for a long time. The information comes from a statement released by office of the Rwandan President.
President Kagame is expected to spend Xmas with his family in Uganda during the Four-day visit.
The Uganda government is currently involved in the developing, upgrading and maintenance of over 10,800 km of the country’s road network.
This is estimated to cost the Ugandan government a whopping $1.5 billion.
The programme is co-financed by Uganda government, and various development partners including the European Union (EU), the African Development Bank (ADB), the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank, and the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA).
The government of Rwanda and the European Union (EU) earlier signed a contract worth Rwf 27 billion for the rehabilitation of the Kigali-Gatuna highway expected to start in May next year.
Strabag road Construction Company will upgrade the 78km stretch from the main roundabout in Kigali city centre to Gatuna. The parking yard at the border will be upgraded as part of the wider initiative to create a single border post.
The Kigali, Gatuna, Mbarara highway connects different countries from East and Central Africa including Burundi, Uganda, Congo, Rwanda and Strabag International, a construction company secured the tender to rehabilitate the road, according to the State Minister in charge of Transport Dr. Alexis Nzahabwanimana.
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