By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
The Minister of State for Works, Musa Ecweru has commissioned the MV Mpungu, a ship that has the capacity to carry up to 21 cargo trucks.
Ecweru launched the vessel at SECO shipyard in Entebbe, Uganda, on 21st February, 2024. Ecweru said the vessel will ease trade between the three East African countries of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
The ship is a 96 meter long roll-on roll-off freight vessel that will be operating on lake Victoria.
The MV Mpungu which means Eagle is a cargo ship that will be docking at Port Bell in Uganda and operating to Mwanza in Tanzania and Kisumu in Kenya.
