Photo taken at Jinja city hall celebrations From a single city, created at independence in 1962, Ugandans in seven more towns wake up today Wednesday 01.07.2020 as city dwellers, as the government plan to create secondary cities took effect. The government elevated to cities the municipalities of Arua in the West Nile region, Gulu in the Central North, Mbale and Jinja in the East, Mbarara in the Midwest, Fort Portal in the West and Masaka in Central region. “The Uganda Vision 2040, the overarching 30-year national vision, identified creation of regional and strategic cities as one of the key drivers for the development agenda of the country’s long term aspirations and projections for the future,” said Raphael Magyezi, the Minister for Local Government. He spoke on Tuesday in Kampala as he announced guidelines for the operationalization of the cities. There will, however, be no major fanfare due to restrictions imposed for the containment of the coronavirus pandemic. Police...
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