{"id":13736,"date":"2026-10-08T16:27:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T16:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=13736"},"modified":"2026-10-08T16:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T16:29:00","slug":"makindye-mayor-hails-dott-services-for-speeding-up-road-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/08\/makindye-mayor-hails-dott-services-for-speeding-up-road-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Makindye Mayor Hails DOTT Services for Speeding Up Road Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KAMPALA<\/strong> &#8211; The Makindye Mayor, Yasini Omari, has applauded DOTT Services Limited for weaving a perfect relationship with the communities, which has paved the way for fast road development in the Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Omari said that the effective mobilisation of residents had led households and businesses to voluntarily offer their land, thereby enabling DOTT Services to widen the roads being built in the Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mayor was on Friday, February 2, 2026, giving a status update on the roads being expanded and redeveloped by DOTT Services with funding from the Kampala Capital City Authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Omari appreciated the ongoing reconstruction of St. Barnabas (0.79 km), Kalungi Road (0.6 km), Kisugu to Muwuliriza Road (1.6 km), and Bukasa Road to Bukasa Link (1.1 km), noting that the completion of the roads would help to quicken movement and commerce in Makindye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOTT Services Project Supervisor, Eng. 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Mayor Yasini Omari has praised the contractor for winning residents&#8217; trust, which has seen households and businesses voluntarily surrender land to allow road widening. With four roads under reconstruction, St. Barnabas, Kalungi, Kisugu Muwuliriza, and Bukasa Link and plans for covered drains, walkways, and street lights, the Division is poised for improved movement, commerce, and night-time activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":13737,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[971,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-infrastructure","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Makindye Mayor Hails DOTT Services for Speeding Up Road Development -<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/08\/makindye-mayor-hails-dott-services-for-speeding-up-road-development\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Makindye Mayor Hails DOTT Services for Speeding Up Road Development -\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Makindye&#039;s roads are getting a major facelift, and it&#039;s happening faster than expected, thanks to a strong partnership between DOTT Services Limited and local communities. 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