The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has directed that the Road Rehabilitation Development Grant should be managed by the Uganda Road Fund under the auspices of the District Roads Committees.
She made the directive during yesterday’s plenary sitting following a report by the House Committee on Physical Infrastructure on implementation guidelines to manage the funds.
The government allocated 1 billion Shillings for each district, 10 cities, and 31 municipalities in a bid to improve the condition of roads.
The Speaker said the respective administrative units must ensure prudent and accountable utilization of the disbursed funds in line with the guidelines of the Road Fund.
She directed that all districts, cities, and municipalities immediately hold statutory meetings as provided for under the Uganda Road Fund Act, 2008 in order to prioritize and devise work plans.
In his report, the Physical Infrastructure Committee Chairperson Tony Awany said the guidelines on the utilization of the grant did not offer clarity about the role of district road committees in the implementation process of the fund.
He said that if the status quo remains as it is, the role of the District Road Committees should be clearly spelled out from planning, approvals, and the entire implementation process.
Henry Musasizi, the State Minister for Finance committed that the grant funding will be sent directly to the districts and not through any other channel.
