By Enos Masereka
World Bank representatives and government have commended leaders and road contractors in Kasese municipality for keenly supervising the World Bank-funded roads under Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Additional Financing USMID-AF program which they say is yielding impressive results.
About 5.64 KM of roads are being worked on in the municipality under the USMID program contracted by China Railways 18 and Techno 3.
Stephen John Ajalu, Senior Urban Specialist from the World Bank told journalists last evening at Shiloh hotel in Kasese town shortly after inspection that if there was no timely monitoring and supervision from the local leaders on the ground shoddy work could have manifested as is in some other places they have visited.
Joseph Walter Pade, the commissioner for urban development in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, asked the local leadership to now focus on on-resource revenue mobilization so that the new roads infrastructure can be maintained.
He asked Kasese Municipal Authority to approve plans by utility bodies including, NWSC and Umeme before laying their pipes and poles to avoid destruction of the already established infrastructure.Mr. Walter on USMID…
Dr. Isaac Mutenyo, the USMID-AF program coordinator, said the overall objective of the monitoring exercise among others is to assess the progress of various activities, among them infrastructure, the impact of swept resources on implementation of activities, identify what activities have stalled, and planned actions. Mr. Mutenyu on drainage…
The Kasese municipality mayor, Chance Kahindo called on the government to swiftly release the remaining funds to enable the completion of work.
He also asked for the expansion of the program noting that, the municipal road infrastructure is still poor, since Kasese has been earmarked as a tourism district. Mr. Chance on roads…
The program is expected to be completed in December this year. END.