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4 November 2026, 6:56 pm

LCDF plans to give out contacts of Lango MPs over access roads to Akii Bua

By Baker Okello Lira City Development Forum (LCDF) President Akeny Emmanuel has revealed plans to give out contacts of all Lango MPs to the community to directly pressure them to deliver the access roads to Akii-Bua Stadium.  Adressing Media at Lira City council, Akeny stressed that while the Egyptian contractor SAMCO is building the Shs470bn stadium now at 85% complete, with the handover slated forJan 2, 2027, the company was not mandated to build the connecting roads.   Among the 9 priority roads they want constructed before AFCON July 2027 include: Ireda Shamba (2.1km), Lumumba Ogengo (2.5km), Boroboro (5.2km), James Ajal (2.5km), Won Nyaci (1.7km), Erute (1.7km), Dokolo (0.5km), Moroto (1.5km),  and lGapco Odokomit (1.5km).  They also expressed commitments to formally Petition President Museveni effective of Monday  for 18.3km of access roads that were dropped from the stadium contract  Other advocacy strategies are: daily engagement with Lango MPs for resource allocation and weekly press briefings.  Akeny also  urged media houses in Lango to use Radio station, TV and social media platforms like Facebook / X / TikTok / WhatsApp groups to inform and mobilize the community to advocate for constructiono of roads leading to the Stadium.  Meanwhile Mr.Ogweng Emmy, the representative of the forum at higher institution and a lecture at Lira University appealed to government to also include roads that lead to Lira University AFCON training facility.  Ogweng said Lira University will host teams, diplomats and officials during AFCON 2027, but the roads connecting the university to the main highway and to its training facilities are in poor state.  The Secretary, Mr.  Opio Leonard warned that poor, narrow and flooded roads could block access for international teams and fans.  END

16 September 2026, 10:47 am

Apac speaker calls for more road funding

By Dickens Aruca Lira City—A two-day Local Government Budget Consultative Workshop for the 2027/2028 financial year has concluded in Lira City, with local government leaders calling on the government to increase funding for road maintenance and rehabilitation across the country.…

14 September 2026, 7:32 pm

Akii-Bua stadium set for December 2026 completion

By Baker Okello The construction of the Akii-Bua Olympic Stadium in Lira City remains on schedule, with the government reaffirming that the facility will be completed and ready for handover by December 31, 2026—slightly ahead of the initial handover date…