David Rupiny
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New Entebbe Airport Will Boost Investments – Chinese Ambassador

2 Jul 2016, 19:58 2251 Views Kampala, Uganda Business and finance Report

In short
The Chinese government is financing the construction of the 50-kilometer Kampala-Entebbe expressway at a cost of 350 million US Dollars as well as the upgrade of Entebbe International Airport at 200 million US Dollars.

A rebuilt Entebbe International Airport and the expressway to Kampala will create a good image of Uganda and bring in the much needed foreign direct investments, the Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Jao Yang Ling has said that

Speaking at a dialogue on Uganda-China relations in Kampala, organized by think-tank Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE), Ling said an international airport and motorway create a good impression on visitors.

The Chinese government is financing the construction of the 50-kilometer Kampala-Entebbe expressway at a cost of 350 million US Dollars as well as the upgrade of Entebbe International Airport at 200 million US Dollars.

Ambassador Ling said the two projects will be game-changers in Uganda's investment outlook.

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Both projects are expected to be completed within the next two years. They are being constructed by China Communications Construction Company.

The expressway, in particular, would be most important to motorists since traffic has overwhelmed the old Kampala-Entebbe road. Occasionally, the road gets closed to the public when high profile dignitaries visit, creating untold suffering to travelers.

 

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David Rupiny
In his own words, David Rupiny says, "I am literally a self-trained journalist with over 12 years of experience. Add the formative, student days then I can trace my journalism roots to 1988 when as a fresher in Ordinary Level I used to report for The Giraffe News at St Aloysius College Nyapea in northern Uganda.


In addition to URN for which I have worked for five years now, I have had stints at Radio Paidha, Radio Pacis, Nile FM and KFM. I have also contributed stories for The Crusader, The New Vision and The Monitor. I have also been a contributor for international news organisations like the BBC and Institute for War and Peace Reporting. I am also a local stringer for Radio Netherlands Worldwide.


I am also a media entrepreneur. I founded The West Niler newspaper and now runs Rainbow Media Corporation (Rainbow Radio 88.2 FM in Nebbi). My areas of interest are conflict and peacebuilding, business, climate change, health and children and young people, among others."