Right from the pre-colonial through the colonial and post
colonial period, Busoga kingdom worked hard to improve and
build better infrastructure for its population. The developed
infrastructure ensured the high productivity, transportation
of produce and goods to market centres and facilitated quick
service delivery.
The area enjoyed an average level of infrastructural development
including railway and road network hydro-electricity, telecommunication
services and water.
Busoga kingdom benefits in the railway network that crossed
through from Kenya - Mombasa, to Kampala via Jinja. During
the colonial age 1921 - 1960s, Busoga accessed services,
like transportation of cotton from north Busoga and across
the Nile through Namasagali railway station. Also other
resources like timber, coffee and food stuffs were siphoned
from the region by railway while some the essential goods
entered into into through the Jinja pier at ripon falls.
While the steady power supply at the Owen falls dam quickened
the industrial revolution in Jinja, the steady supply of
labour and raw materials facilitated the quick transformation
of the area into an industrial herb in the east.
Busoga benefited alot from its location along the major
coastal trade route that connects Port Mombasa to Kampala
and extends to Congo and Kigali in Rwanda.The efficient
road network throughout Busoga with both all wealther tarmac
and murram roads enables movement of resources and mobility
of people.
The rich natural endowments of both lake Victoria and River
Nile; other geographical features that ensured good climate
in th area, accompanied by an increasing telecommunication
infrastructures; like internet services, phones and FM radio
stations, today greatly contribute to the Kingdom’s
development although not at a speed expected.
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