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.
A total of $566-million worth in funding, much of it credit, will come from the World Bank, and $42.7-million will be provided by ADF, the statements said.
"Rapid urban expansion has exposed significant gaps in infrastructure" the World Bank said.
Last year, the World Bank said it would stop lending to Uganda after the east African country passed a harsh anti-gay law.
In an emailed response to a Reuters' query the World Bank said the ban was still in effect but that the latest credit extended to Uganda was approved before the ban.
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