The bridge, the longest across a river in East Africa, at 8 metres high and 525 metres long, was funded through a loan from Japanese International Cooperation Agency JICA and constructed by Zenitaka Corporation Company. It becomes the second gateway to the Eastern part of Uganda after the Owen Falls Bridge which has exceeded its lifespan.
The protest follows the eviction notice that was signed by Rosette Byengoma, the permanent secretary in the ministry of defense instructing the vendors to vacate UPDF land in a period of 90 days.
