Abubaker Technical Services, a local construction firm, has won the contract to rehabilitate the 41km Matugga-Kapeeka road. The Shs217 billion roadworks are expected to start in August and will take 24 months.
During the signing ceremony at the Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra) headquarters at Nakawa in Kampala yesterday, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, the minister of Works and Transport, warned the company against doing shoddy work.
“I want to congratulate Abubaker Technical Services as a local contractor for winning this contract, but I also tell you it is a challenge because you have to prove yourself and if you don’t prove, then you would have sent a very wrong signal not only to yourself, but also to other local