World Bank, French Development Agency give Uganda aid of over $600 mln

The World Bank and French Development Agency (AFD) have given Uganda more than $600 million to fund infrastructure development and manage waste in the capital Kampala, the government and World Bank said on Thursday.Ugandans have complained about waste management and the poor state of the roads in Kampala, which suffers chronic underfunding from the central government.Last month a garbage landslide at a landfill site on Kampala’s outskirts buried houses as residents slept, killing at least 35 people.