Presentation to Development Partners by Civil Society on Uganda Transport Sector Budget priorities for financial year 2019/2020

1. Civil Society Perspectives on
Uganda Transport Sector
Prospects 2019/2020
By
Mutabazi Sam Stewart
Executive Director
Uganda Road Sector Support Initiative (URSSI)
Presented to
Uganda Transport Sector Development Partners' Group (TSDPG) 26th June 2019 at JICA Office,
Kampala

2. About URSSI
About URSSI
•Established in 2010 as a
company limited by guarantee
without share capital
•Registered with the NGO
Bureau
Our Mission
•To Facilitate the Improvement
and Sustainability of Modern
Town Planning Practices and
Coherent Road Transport
Development and Management
in Uganda
Our work has three broad
thematic areas:
• Championing the Change
efforts towards building
Sustainable Cities and Towns
for Uganda
• Promoting Transparency &
Accountability, Value for
money in public road works
(Construction &
Maintenance)
• Prioritizing Road Safety and
working to significantly
reduce Road Fatalities in
Uganda

3. General Overview of Transport Sector
National Budget 2019/2020: 40.5 Trillion
GoU Budget Funding: 74.5%
GoU has prioritized the Transport Sector for the last 10
consecutive years
Works % Transport Sector Budget 6.4 Trillion up from 6.2 Trillion
last financial year
UNRA Total Budget: 4.3 Trillion (68% of Sector Budget)

4. General Overview Cont.
UNRA
Maintenance
Budget
20119/2020 =
312.6 Billion
(57% of URF
Budget)
Paved Network
National stands
at 5,111Km
(25% of
21,000Km)
National Paved
road network
to increase to
6,000 in 2020
Ten new Road
Projects to
commence in
2019/2010
with total
combined
length of
518Km
Fifty eight (58)
New bridges to
be constructed
or rehabilitated
during the
financial year

5. The Best
USMID has been one of the best
Donor Supported Project in Uganda
in recent years

6. The Good
Development of Kabaale
international Airport (Name
of airport not yet gazetted by
Gov’t) whether to be known
as Kabaale or Hoima)
Upgrading and renovation of
Entebbe International
Airport
Revival of Uganda Airlines-
Possibility of showcasing
Uganda internationally.
Axle load control Improved-
Not yet optimal (Wet Sand
carrying trucks have
drastically reduced)

7. The Good Cont.
The planned Expressways –
Kampala-Jinja, Kampala-
Mpigi, Kampala- Bombo
UNRA Programme of
Planting Trees (One Million
Trees in One Year) along
major highways called
(Green Right of Way (GROW)
a very good initiative
Ten Ferry Crossings in
different parts of the
country functional. More
needed to increase number
of crossings

8. The Bad
Some road
projects behind
schedule e.g.
Kampala
Northern Bypass
(KNB)
Kampala Flyover
Project – A
solution to
Congestion in
the city? Possibly
Not
Port bell
Pier(Major
Gateway through
Lake Victoria)
remains
dilapidated
National
Construction
Industry remains
quite weak and
non-competitive
Reservation
Scheme for local
contractors yet
to be fully
operationalized

9. The Bad DUCAR Roads
remain
largely
unattended.
Less
resources
allocated.
URF not
carrying out
adequate
monitoring
and
supervision
District Road
Committees
(DRCs) no
longer
functional
Bukasa Inland
Port, a critical
infrastructure
project
delayed due
PAP issues
Rail
Subsector
remains
underutilized
Developing
and
implementing
the
Multimodal
Transport for
GKMA and
GKTMP still a
challenge

10. The Ugly
Untold Road carnage
Water Subsector completely
unregulated
UCICO Shelved for good
Unregulated Boda-boda Industry
BRT has dragged on for too long
SGR Project at Standstill

11. The Grey Areas
Maintenance of
existing roads or
investing in New
Roads (Where should
GoU put more
emphasis)
Investing in Urban
or Rural Roads
with all-weather
roads or marram
roads
PPP financing with
Design Build Operate
& Transfer (DBOT) or
direct government
funding?
Use Force Account
or Private
Contracting

12. The Challenge
Urban transportation
design and urban
development (Two faces
of the same coin).
Need to integrate transport
with Urban growth to
capture the whole picture.
Mobility of people and
interconnectedness in urban
areas determines the
livability and resourcefulness
of both the people and the
economy at large.
The newly gazzetted Cities of
Gulu, Mbarara, Jinja Fort
portal, Arua, Hoima, Lira
Mbale which way forward for
them?
Budgets, administration &
management structure (will
they have Lord Mayor,
Minister for KCCA, could she
be elevated to cover all
upcoming cities),
New cities Relationship with
central government,
New Cities capacities in
terms of physical planning
Administrative boundaries Vs
the existing districts
(possibility of creating
metropolitan cities from the
beginning to avoid Kampala
challenges)

13. CSO Actions FY 2019/20
Carry out monitoring exercise
for eight road projects using an
already developed
infrastructure monitoring tool
to determine progress and
make recommendations to
responsible agencies for action
Organize community
engagements in twelve districts
to discuss transport issues and
get feedback
Hold Consultative meeting with
key MDAs to chart a way
forward on infrastructure
monitoring
Hold sector stakeholder
engagement to discuss key
issues affecting the sector and
how these can be addressed

14. CSO Actions Cont.
Work with URF to monitor
road maintenance
performance in selected
districts
Engage Parliament, present
position papers with
recommendations
informing sectoral priorities
for the next financial year
Carry out in consonance
with Gov’t on reducing road
traffic accidents including
participating in the annual
Road safety week
spearheaded by MoW&T
Participate and make
statement in the Annual
Joint Transport Sector
Review meetings

15. Where Donor Focus is needed
Support inclusive
planning before
projects
commencement
to address likely
bottlenecks such
as funding,
resettlement of
PAPs) etc. to solve
project delay and
improve contract
performance
Support
Government in
creating conducive
environment for
sustainable
growth of cities
and urban areas
(Big Question to
ask: what changes
when a
municipality is
declared a city)
Support deliberate
transport project
monitoring efforts
at all levels
Support Civil
Society in
transport Sector
through capacity
building, technical
support and
funding
sustainably
Create space and
forum for dialogue
on national
transport and
urban governance
in Uganda

16. Where Donor Support is needed Cont.
Support
Government in
purchase of land
along highways
for livelihoods,
markets, tree
planting and
land reserve for
future use
Support
government
revive and
implement
GKMTP in
GKMA and the
national
transport
Master Plan
Support
Government to
help local
contractors and
providers for
affirmative
action and local
content
development
Propose to
Government to
create a ministry
specifically in
charge of cities
and urban areas
Support Gov’t
Expedite the
Kampala Outer
Beltway project
to reduce
congestion in
inner city

17. Thank you for
Inviting us and
for Listening

18. Contacts
mutabazistewartsam@gmail.com
executuive@urssi.org
+256-392177681, +256 -772882547
www.urssi.org