President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has tasked the Kampala City Council Authority with immediately developing a proper plan to keep the city clean.
While commissioning the Kampala Flyover Project (LOT 1) on Wednesday, 5th March, 2025, Museveni warned citizens against littering on the new flyover.
President Museveni and other Japanese officials while commissioning Kampala flyover on Wednesday.
The Kampala Flyover Project, Lot 1 project is the city’s largest road infrastructure upgrade that aims to ease traffic congestion and improve mobility with new flyovers, pedestrian bridges, and junction upgrades.
“Littering, especially with polythene bags and all sorts of rubbish, blocks drainage. KCCA should work with police and use CCTV cameras to catch offenders,” he said.
Musa Ecweru, the Minister of State for Works, said the project is a result of the partnership between the Ugandan government and JICA, which aims to improve the country’s infrastructure and promote economic development.
Ecweru says the project’s major components include widened roads, signalized junctions, flyovers, underpasses, overpasses, slip roads, pedestrian bridges with facilities for people with disabilities, wide pedestrian walkways, and an upgraded drainage system to eliminate flooding.
According to him, the project overview is part of the larger Kampala Flyover Construction and Road Upgrading Project (KFCRUP), which involves the construction of several flyovers and road upgrades across the city.
JICA Uganda’s Senior Representative, Hideshi Yamashita, emphasized that while the completion of the flyover is a significant achievement, proper maintenance and responsible usage are crucial for its long-term sustainability.
He applauded President Museveni for championing infrastructural development through partnerships with JICCA.
“This handover ceremony reaffirms our commitment that Uganda’s infrastructure meets not only current needs but also future demands. Effective operation and maintenance will deliver lasting benefits to the people of Uganda,” Yamashita stated.
He urged city dwellers to strictly observe traffic rules and regulations to avoid motor accidents.
The Kampala Flyover project is funded by the Government of Uganda, with financing from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
The Kampala Flyover Project, initiated in 2019, comprises several critical infrastructure upgrades, including:
- Clock Tower Flyover
- Shoprite Pedestrian Bridge
- Clock Tower Circular Bridge
- Kibuli Pedestrian Bridge
- Nsambya Underpass
- Widened and strengthened roads
- Five signalized junctions
- Modern drainage systems and street lighting
- Nine gantries for traffic light installations
