MPs demand account of 81 URC wagons sold as scrap
Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure has demanded that Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) account for 81 railway wagons reportedly sold as scrap for Shs3.7 billion. Ugandatravel guide The committee, chaired by Mwine Mpaka, raised the concerns on Tuesday, 11 August 2026, during an on-site inspection of URC headquarters as part of
URC grilled over Shs20.8bn Spanish railway project
Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) is facing parliamentary scrutiny over the expenditure of more than Shs20.8 billion allocated for staff capacity building under a Spanish-funded railway project, after MPs questioned how nearly all the money was spent on a handful of expatriates. The scrutiny is being conducted by Parliament’s Committee on
Trinity Express Bus Crashes into Train in Kampala Suburb
Police in Kampala have launched an investigation into the circumstances under which a speeding bus collided with a moving train on Thursday morning. The incident involved a Trinity Express bus and a Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) passenger train at the Namumira railway crossing in Mukono District. According to Kampala Metropolitan
