President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged leaders in Kampala City Authority to adopt modern, well-planned storeyed housing structures as a long-term solution to urban congestion and poor living conditions.

Speaking during his ongoing tour of wealth creation and service delivery programs in the Greater Kampala region on Saturday 19th July 2025 during the leaders meeting at MUBS in Nakawa Divison, the President emphasized the need for improved urban planning to cater for the city’s growing population.

Museveni cited past government-led low-cost housing projects in areas such as Nankulabye and Mbuya as successful models that city authorities can emulate to improve shelter for low-income earners.

“We already have good examples of planned settlements that were built to accommodate the poor. I direct the Ministry of Lands and Housing to follow up on these projects and ensure proper utilization,” Museveni said.

He tasked Kampala’s leaders to benchmark on those past initiatives and develop concrete plans to improve housing conditions in slum-dominated areas.

On infrastructure, the President expressed concern over the poor state of roads in Kampala, blaming the Ministry of Works and Transport for negligence and lack of a consistent maintenance strategy.

“I am directing the Ministry of Works to have a clear and sustainable road maintenance plan. We must stop this cycle of building and abandoning roads until they collapse,” Museveni said.

He also threatened to name corrupt officials within the same ministry who were behind what he described as an “exorbitant and exploitative” express penalty scheme that he says was designed to sabotage government intentions.

“Some officials are using well-intended programs to enrich themselves. I will expose those responsible for manipulating the express penalty scheme,” the President warned.

Defending the government’s plan to roll out digital number plates, Museveni clarified that the system is not a revenue-generating tool but part of a broader national security framework.

“Digital number plates are a crime-fighting tool, not a business venture. They will enhance our ability to trace criminals just like CCTV cameras and the sub-county policing model we’re implementing,” he noted.

According to President, some officials in the Ministry of Works reportedly misguided the Russians managing digital number plates into levying exorbitant Express Penalty Scheme on motorists.

In a swipe at the judiciary, President Museveni also criticized judges for granting bail to suspects accused of murder and theft, calling such decisions counterproductive in the fight against criminality.

His remarks come as the government intensifies reforms in policing, urban development, and anti-corruption efforts across Kampala and surrounding areas.

“I will no longer tolerate judicial officials who grant bail to such criminals. I have been talking with CJ over the matter. You should support this,” Museveni said.

The President’s PDM assessment tour of Kampala focused on wealth creation at household level.