Muhanga: Government To Gradually Shift From Kampala To New Nakasongola City

Uganda Plans Administrative Capital Shift from Kampala to Nakasongola by 2040

Uganda plans to move its administrative capital from Kampala to Nakasongola in phases, with the full process potentially taking place until 2040. State Minister for Urban Development – Margaret Muhanga told Parliament that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni strongly supports the plan.   Selected ministries and government agencies will move first. The plan aims to ease Kampala’s traffic and overcrowding. Though, Kampala will remain Uganda’s main co…

Muhanga: Government To Gradually Shift From Kampala To New Nakasongola City

By Swift Reporter The government has revived plans to establish a new administrative capital in Nakasongola, with the proposed relocation of ministries, departments and agencies expected to begin gradually under the country’s long-term development framework. Minister of State for Urban Development Margaret Muhanga told Parliament’s Lands and Housing Committee on Wednesday that the proposal is…