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Traffic diversions as AU summit starts in Kampala

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The main route for the participants, the police said, will be the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway. PHOTO/ FILE

Police have said some roads leading to Speke Resort in Munyonyo, Kampala, will be inaccessible when the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) summit starts tomorrow.

The theme for the event is “sustainable and resilient agrifood systems for a healthy and prosperous Africa.”
Kampala will host the three-day summit from Thursday to Saturday (January 9 to 11), with more than 2,000 participants from at least 49 AU member states expected to attend to discuss and consider the CAADP strategy and implementation plan of 2026 to 2035.
“Traffic will be diverted to alternative routes to minimise congestion and ensure a steady flow of traffic,” police
said in a statement.

The main route for the participants, the police said, will be the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway to Speke Resort Munyonyo. The other route will be the Kampala-Entebbe Express way via the Northern Bypass to Binaisa Road extending to Mulago traffic lights to finally Old Kira Road, routes which will enable some delegates to access their hotels too.

These routes will, therefore, be tightly regulated with diversions and holding of traffic, according to police.
“Traffic police will hold traffic flow at road junctions, access roads and regulate it, according to the movement of delegates,”police said.

Travellers with flights at Entebbe International Airport have additionally been advised to plan their journeys accordingly so as to avoid any inconveniences.

On what Ugandans can expect from the summit, the Commissioner for Crop Protection in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Stephen Tibeijuka Byantwale, told journalists at the media centre in Kampala on Tuesday that the summit will, among other things, focus on discussing strategies to boost agricultural productivity, explore innovative financing mechanism and investment opportunities to support the transformation of agri-food systems, as well as examine approaches to improve food security and nutrition among the AU member states.

President Museveni (3rd left) and Agriculture Minister Frank Tumwebaze (5th right) with African Union officials ahead of the African Union Extraordinary Summit at State House Entebbe in August last year. PHOTO/COURTESY/STATE HOUSE

Participants will additionally address strategies to strengthen resilience in agri-food systems and evaluate governance frameworks, as well as policies to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of agri-food systems.

ALTERNATIVE ROUTES
● At Mpala junction, traffic will be diverted to Entebbe highway. This will, therefore, leave Entebbe Expressway free for delegates.
● At Kisubi Town, traffic will be diverted to Nakawuka road, a diversion that will decongest Entebbe Highway.
● Motorists will further be diverted at UCB Road to access Buziga and Lukuli areas.

● On the Northern Bypass, there will be diversion at the Busega flyover and a slip road to restrict vehicles from accessing the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway.

● Traffic diversions will also be held on the Northern Bypass at Sentema, Nansana, and Bwaise areas to other accessible non-busy routes.
● There will be additional diversions at Serena-Kigo traffic lights, Mutungo-Kitiko traffic lights and Busabala junction for cars around Munyonyo.
● No motorcycles will be allowed to access Kajjansi-Munyonyo vicinity.
● Access routes leading to the summit venue and hotels where the delegates will be residing will also be sealed off by security personnel. Traffic police will be in place to guide further.