UNRA Unveils New Ferry To Improve Water Transport On L. Victoria
By Keefa Nuwahereza
The Uganda National Roads Authority has unveiled a new
modernized ferry which has been purchased by the government through the
Ministry of Works and Transport in a bid to improve water transport in Eastern
Uganda.
According to officials from UNRA, the new ferry called
MV Sigulu, which is a 300-seater, will connect the islands of Lolwe and Sigulu
to Namayingo District mainland.
The ferry, which is set to be commissioned soon, will be prying the following route as part the UNRA schedule; Watega landing site (Namayingo mainland), Bumalenge landing site (Sigulu island), and Kandege landing site which connect Lolwe Island.
MV Sigulu when it was still under construction
The ferry was built on site in JGH mobile shipbuilding
site in Jinja and complet...
