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David Lumu

Reporter · UG

Indexed articles, last 90 days
3
Latest publication
Sep 25, 2026
Outlet visibility, for The Observer Media Ltd
Top 500K sites
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Aug 28, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · David Lumu

    How Unra built the Busega-Mpigi road that it had no contract for - The Observer Media Ltd (opens the original)

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    Last week, we compiled and analyzed eight of 16 key decisions that stalled the Kibuye-Busega-Mpigi expressway from conception in 2015 to how the project was bungled up. Part I traced eight decisions from 2015 to the award. Part II follows the other eight, from the signature that put the contractor on a road nobody tendered, to the financier’s finding that the contract it is working under was never cleared. Seven failed. One passed, with Shs 1.3tn hanging on a document no one has signed. In this

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · David Lumu

    How 14 fatal decisions bungled up Busega–Mpigi expressway - The Observer Media Ltd (opens the original)

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    In recent weeks, Ugandans have been shocked at the sheer negligence, corruption and mismanagement that bedeviled the Busega–Mpigi expressway. What was initially a Shs 547bn project starting from Kibuye to Busega to Mpigi and was funded by a loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB). It could end up costing Shs 1.3tn. DAVID LUMU has compiled several key documents right from inception in 2015 and in Part I of this detailed, chronological analysis, we bring you decision-by-decision, instrument

  3. Article · Aug 28, 2026 · David Lumu

    Water ministry, EACC partnership to boost Uganda’s carbon credits - The Observer Media Ltd (opens the original)

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    The ministry of Water and Environment has reaffirmed its partnership with the East African Carbon Company (EACC) to provide a framework through which the two parties can jointly advance Uganda’s climate and environmental priorities by developing credible, properly regulated nature-based carbon projects. The 30-year agreement, which was signed last year, focuses on interventions such as restoring degraded forests and wetlands, conserving important ecosystems and promoting sustainable land managem

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