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WHAT USE WERE ‘MIJINDA’ HOUSES? WHY HAVE THEY BEEN DISCARDED?
Omujinda in Luganda and Runyakitara was understood as a house for temporary shelter for someone in authority who had a government duty to perform around the area. Built by colonialists before the independence of Uganda in 1962, they look too
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DELAYED PAYMENTS A SILENT KILLER OF LOCAL CONTRACTORS
By 8M Construction Digest Guest Writer The Construction Industry in Uganda takes a “lion’s share” of our National Budget. According to the proposed 2018/2019 National Budget of Shs21.9 trillion, about Shs9.0 trillion will go to Construction Works comprising roadworks, power
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The first steel railway bridge across the Nile –Very high VfM
The steel railway bridge greatly reduced costs because of innovatively reducing the span (river width) The first bridge across the River Nile in Uganda was built by British colonial engineers as part of the railway from Mombasa to Kasese in
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THE UNTOLD STORY OF DAMS & BRIDGES ON THE RIVER NILE
By Eng Hans JWB Mwesigwa This article is dedicated to His Excellency President Yoweri K Museveni. The writer explains how the dams and bridges being built on the Nile lack effectiveness, efficiency, economy and the equity for the nation’s