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Status of Implementation of Municipal Infrastructure Development under the H.E YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC OF Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program (USMID)

1. Background Lira, , Mbale, , Jinja, Entebbe, Masaka, The USMID Program is a 5 year program whose Mbarara, Kabale, Fort Portal and Hoima were planned overall objective is to enhance the institutional of which about 24.426 km were all contracted out and performance of the 14 program Municipal Local are in the final stages of construction. USMID road Governments to improve urban service delivery. The works include rehabilitation of the road carriageway program is implemented using an IDA/World Bank and provision of all ancillary works such as pedestrian credit of US$ 150 million and will run for a 5 year walkways, cyclist lanes, street parking, street lighting, period (FY2013/14 to FY2017/18). The implementing necessary road furniture and greening/beautification agency on behalf of Government is the Ministry of wherever space permits. The average width of the Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD) roads is 12.82 meters with Mbale Municipal Councils through the Program Support Team (PST). MLHUD is having the widest roads with an average of 28 meters responsible for ensuring the Program is implemented and Arua Municipal Councils having the narrowest in accordance with the Financing Agreement and with an average of 6.5 meters. capacity building of the participating Municipal Local Governments.

The 14 Municipal Local governments (Arua, Gulu, Lira, Soroti, Moroto, Mbale, Tororo, Jinja, Entebbe, Masaka, Mbarara, Kabale, Fort Portal and Hoima) Final touches on Alokolum Road in Gulu MC are responsible for implementation of selected infrastructure projects. was 72.5% indicating better and improved annual program implementation commenced in June 2014 performance over the three year assessments. and are in final stages of completion while Batch 2 will The lending instrument applying to USMID is the new be implemented in the last two years of the Program. Program for Results (P for R) of the World Bank which 85% of the USMID resources are disbursed to A design Consultant has been identified to design means that the total amount of funds available each Municipal Local Governments in form of Municipal and cost Batch 2 projects in the 14 Municipal Local year depends on the overall assessed performance Capacity Building Grants (MCBG) and Municipal governments. Construction works for Batch 2 are of the previous year of all Municipalities compared to Development Grants (MDG). 15% is retained planned to commence in October 2016. the annual performance target. It also means that the at the MLHUD for outreach capacity building to annual grant amount for each Municipality depends Municipalities and capacity building of the MLHUD Under Batch 1, a total of 43 km of roads are to be on the performance of the Municipality compared to and for program management. rehabilitated in the 13 Municipalities of Arua, Gulu, Iddi Amin Road under construction in Arua MC the other Municipalities. The better the performance of a Municipality in a given year, the more funds it 2. Infrastructure Improvement receives for the subsequent year. Urban Infrastructure improvement is done using the Municipal Development Grant (MDG) which The target performance for the first year was 50%, the Ministry transfers to each Municipality that however and overall performance was 60.9% meets the minimum program conditions after an while target for second year was 60% and overall annual performance assessment by an Independent performance for the second year was 64.9%. For the verification Agent. The amount of MDG to each third year the target was 70% and overall performance Municipality depends on its spatial area, population, poverty count and the performance score from the performance assessment. It is after the MDG has been confirmed that the Municipality can ascertain the scope of works to be contracted out. Infrastructure sub-projects to be implemented under USMID are selected and prioritized by the respective Municipal Councils in consultation with the Municipal Development Forums (MDF).

All Municipal Councils prioritized rehabilitation of roads except Fort Portal and Moroto who prioritized a lorry park and bus terminal respectively. Implementation of infrastructure which investments Yellow Knife road under was planned to be in two batches. Batch 1 Works Ring Road Dual Carriageway in Gulu MC in final stages being implemented in the first two and a half years of construction in Masaka MC Status of Implementation of Municipal Infrastructure Development under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program (USMID)

be addressed to enable efficient implementation of the program and to ensure sustainability of urban development.

The Program therefore has a component of capacity building for both the Municipalities and the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. Implementation of capacity building activities is done using the Municipal capacity Building Grant (MCBG) which is transferred to Municipalities after every annual assessment and upon Municipality submitting an acceptable capacity building plan. and utilizing resources in the previous year within Tagore East as at November 2015 the eligible areas. The capacity building component emphasizes institutional capacity strengthening a total of 50 staff in the program Municipalities but also allows individual career development that have benefitted from various trainings in the fields specifically targets training related to the current of financial management, public administration, jobs of the trainees. procurement management, urban governance and management, continuous professional development Table 2 Status of MCBGs transferred to Municipal and international exposure. Councils Ring Road Dual Carriageway in Gulu MC in final stages Mu- Transfers to Municipal Councils This is all meant to enhance the institutional capacity nicipal to manage urban development program even after Council USMID. Table 1 Status of Funds Received and Civil works All Municipalities with funds still available are in 2 0 1 5 2 0 1 4 Cumulative (UGX) (UGX) amount (UGX) Implementation the process of procuring contractors for additional 4. Roll-out of IFMS in all 12 Municipalities works under Batch 1. Contracted works in Entebbe Arua 438,553,614 472,563,420 911,117,034 In order to enhance financial management efficiency S. Munic- Total Funds Roads under reha- Total Cost are fully completed while for Jinja, Masaka, Arua, Entebbe 438,553,614 and in line with the government’s objective to No. ipality Received from bilitation of works Lira, Gulu, Mbale and Tororo are in final completion 472,563,420 911,117,034 streamline financial management in government USMID for (Civil works and stages. Contracting in Fort Portal and Hoima was Infrastructure supervision) Fort 438,553,614 operations, USMID has rolled-out the Integrated Portal 472,563,420 911,117,034 Development (UGX) delayed while in Mbarara and Kabale contracting Financial Management System (IFMS) in all the (UGX) has just been concluded. Gulu 438,553,614 472,563,420 911,117,034 12 Municipalities that did not have it at the start 1 Arua Enyau Road and Idi 6,331,014,884 of the program. These municipal councils are Amin Road: Total Hoima 438,553,614 9,461,053,954 1.68 km 472,563,420 911,117,034 Entebbe, Masaka, Mbarara, Kabale, Fort Portal, 2 En- Church Rd, Nyondo 6,817,677,600 Jinja 438,553,614 Gulu, Arua, Lira, Moroto, Soroti, Mbale, Tororo. This

tebbe Rd, Basude Rise, Fulu 472,563,420 911,117,034 8,496,265,116 has enabled automation of financial operations to Rd: Total: 2.193 km Kabale 438,553,614 increase efficiency and to minimize possibilities of 472,563,420 911,117,034 3 Fort Nyakana Rd, Kagote 4,749,236,012 fraud. All 14 USMID Municipalities now operate on Portal 3,691,524,545 Rd: Total 0.613 km Lira 438,553,614 IFMS and do not transact financial business using 4 Gulu Ring Rd, Labour Line 16,594,693,434 472,563,420 911,117,034 Rd, Acholi Lane Rd, paper cheques. This is an effort jointly done by the Masaka 438,553,614 Alokolum Rd, and 32,336,282,631 472,563,420 911,117,034 Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Cemetery Rd: Total Mbale 438,553,614 Ministry of Local Government and the Ministry of 3.637 km 472,563,420 911,117,034 Finance, Planning and Economic Development. 5 Hoima Rukurato Rd, Main 10,756,172,458 Street, Old Toro Rd, Mbarara 438,553,614 472,563,420 911,117,034 Coronation Rd, Persy 12,372,882,019 Rd, Government Republic Street as per September 2015 Moroto 438,553,614 Road, Kabalega Rd: 472,563,420 911,117,034 Total 2.732 km Soroti 438,553,614 472,563,420 911,117,034 6 Jinja Nalufenya-Clive Road 8,924,040,512 In addition to ongoing works, the Ministry is 9,237,149,877 West: Total 2.22 km Tororo 438,553,614 developing solid waste management strategies and 7 Kabale Contracting in 472,563,420 911,117,034 5,471,837,044 progress drainage masterplans for all the 14 Municipalities. Total 6,615,887,880 6,139,750,596 8 Lira Aduku Rd, Oyite Ojok 11,110,003,758 These will be prioritized for implementation in 12,755,638,476 Rd, Imat Maria Rd, the subsequent financial years. These will see Maruzi Rd, Awange 14,530,935,434 improvements in the management of both solid Mola Rd, Ambobhai The capacity building grant is used by the Municipal Rd: Total 2.285 km and liquid waste which were not prioritized by the Councils for retooling, discretionary capacity Completed work on Church Road Entebbe 9 Masaka Yellow knife Rd Ka- 6,989,486,964 municipalities yet they pose a serious hazard in all building activities and career development. Of the

bula Street Drainage: 12,034,768,013 Municipalities. funds sent to Municipalities as MCBG, 66% was Total 1.559 km used for discretionary capacity building activities, 10 Mbale Republic Street, 10,478,902,703 3. Capacity Building at the Municipalities Rd, Mugisu 21% for retooling while 13% was used for career 10,363,291,807 Hill, Nabuyonga Rise: At the time of program identification and preparation, development courses. Total 3.142 km capacity assessment of Municipalities identified gaps 11 Mba- Contracting in in staff skills, equipment and systems that needed to 13,810,553,408 Under the capacity building component for rara progress Municipalities, the offices of the Town Clerk, Head 12 Moroto Construction of 3,823,955,174 Moroto Municipal of Finance, Municipal Engineer, Physical Planner, 1,783,680,403 Council bus terminal Environment Officer, Procurement Office and and parking yard Community Development Office have been fully Republic Street, Mbale MC under construction 13 Soroti Cemetery Rd, Central 6,362,912,439 equipped with ICT equipment such as computers, Avenue, Alanyu Rd, scanners, printers etc. Other activities include 6,785,937,262 Liverpool Rd, Rd: Total 2.862 km provision of systems to enhance, own source revenue 14 Tororo Kashmir Rd, Tagore 5,330,998,642 generation, improved efficiency in administration, West, Bazzar Street, physical planning, procurement management and

Obuya Lane, Park environment and social management. 6,275,178,513 Lane and Tagore East: Total 1.503 km Each Municipality has also been supported to establish Total 146,651,340,026 24.426 km 96,136,489,671 a functional grievance and complaints handling desk to receive, record and handle all complaints in the Road marking and final touches on Imat Maria Road in Lira Municipality. As support to career development, Nalufenya-Clive Road West at Sub base level in June