Uganda to use road toll to fund more projects

Kajjansi Road toll station

Kajjansi Road toll station on the Entebbe-Kampala Expressway that was recently commissioned by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI

Uganda is seeking to use money collected from toll roads to construct new roads and maintain existing ones rather than continue borrowing for the same, authorities have said.

Two weeks ago, Uganda began collecting toll on the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway, a major and faster gateway to the country’s international airport.