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According to Luwero District Works Department report, an estimated 600 kilometers (about 45% of the total road network) are currently impassable due to heavy rains.

Mercy Ataho announced National Unity Platform-NUP's Bamugye the winner of the electoral race having earned 4595 votes defeating the incumbent, David Balaba, an independent who garnered 2945 votes.

According to General Katumba Wamala, the Ministry and Uganda National Roads Authority followed specific criteria in paving roads and overtime, the coverage will be enhanced. He says some of the technical reasons behind paving the roads include; roads critical to support agriculture, tourism, oil and gas, minerals and other economic activities.

Kira Municipal Town Clerk Benon Yiga stresses that over time, they have focused on short term interventions like road maintenance and filling potholes. Yiga says that the municipality will now embark on the installation of traffic lights to guide traffic flow on top of widening all the major roads linking the municipality to Kampala.

Wakiso District Engineer Sam Mwesigwa notes that the district has over 536 kilometres of roads, more than half of which are strategic roads, which however remain in a poor state and in dire need of an upgrade. Mwesigwa blames the state of roads on budget shortfalls.

Traffic on Kigumba-Masindi road was on Friday brought to a near standstill after demonstrators dug a trench in the road. The residents of Kisanja trading centre in Masindi Municipality were demonstrating over the poor state of the road.

Police is battling Democratic Party (DP) supporters who have staged fresh protests in Lambu and Bukakata landing site to demand the release of their detained colleagues.