Uganda: Cabinet Approves Roads Amendment Bill

Cabinet has approved the Roads (Amendment) Bill 2017 which, if passed by parliament, will repeal the obsolete Roads Act and Access to Roads Act.

Addressing the media this morning, Works and Transport minister Monica Azuba Ntege said the two existing roads laws had become "outdated and irrelevant". For instance, the Roads Act of 1949 only recognizes a national roads agency (Uganda National Roads Authority) and district administrations as the only authorities responsible for roads.

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