Parliament of Uganda has in an effort to benefit government and the people of Uganda through economic interconnectivity resolved to establish a 223 km tarmacked road stretch inside the Eastern territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
According to the Government Spokesperson, Ofwono Opondo, Cabinet had resolved on the move to build this strategic road network in the DRC with the intention of boosting regional development and trade.
“Cabinet approved the construction of the national road from Kasindi section at the border to Beni (80km) and the integration of the Beni-Butembo axis (54km) to the national road and the Bunagana (border) to Ruchuru-Goma road (89km) on grounds that the project will benefit the government and people of Uganda through economic interconnectivity,” Ofwono stated while addressing journalists on Tuesday.
He added that that the road will enhance both trade and economic development in the entire central African region and at the same time ease the movement of regional troops when responding to the string of insurgencies and rebel activities in the Easter DRC.
“The road network would provide improved security in the eastern DRC and increased trade and investment,” Opondo said.
The road project was agreed between the two nations during last year’s bilateral talks between Museveni and Felix Tshisekedi.
“Our countries have signed a raft of bilateral agreements but importantly we have stressed the need to improve the trade relations between Uganda and DR Congo,” Museveni said in 2019.
