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THE REPUBLIC O F UGAN D A OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL www.oag.go.ug | E-mail: [email protected] KAMPALA UGANDA Entebbe Airport KENYA KALANGALA DISTRICT MWANZA ELECTRICITY FERRY WATER ROADS TANZANIA A VALUE FOR MONEY AUDIT REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF KALANGALA INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES PROJECT (KIS) A REPORT BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL DECEMBER, 2019 THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA Value For Money Audit Report on the Implementation of Kalangala Infrastructure Services Project (KIS) A Report by the Auditor General December, 2019 AUDITOR GENERAL’S MESSAGE 24th December 2019 The Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament Parliament of Uganda Kampala. VALUE FOR MONEY AUDIT REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF KALANGALA INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES PROJECT (KIS) In accordance with Article 163(3) of the Constitution, I hereby submit my report on the audit undertaken on the Implementation of Kalangala Infrastructure Services Project (KIS) under Ministry of Works and Transport. My office intends to carry out a follow-up at an appropriate time regarding actions taken in relation to the recommendations in this report. I would like to thank my staff who undertook this audit and the staff of the Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT) for the assistance offered to my staff during the period of the audit. John F.S. Muwanga AUDITOR GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES..........................................................................................................................................II ABBREVIATIONS........................................................................................................................................III EXECUTIVE SUMMARY...............................................................................................................................IV CHAPTER ONE..........................................................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................2 1.1 Background to the audit..................................................................................................................2 1.2 Motivation........................................................................................................................................2 1.3 Description of the Audit Area..........................................................................................................2 1.4 Audit Objectives...............................................................................................................................3 1.5 Audit Scope......................................................................................................................................4 1.5 Audit Scope......................................................................................................................................4 CHAPTER TWO.........................................................................................................................................5 DATA COLLECTION METHODS....................................................................................................................6 CHAPTER THREE:....................................................................................................................................7 SYSTEMS AND PROCESS DESCRIPTION....................................................................................................8 3.1 Roles and Responsibilities of Key Players......................................................................................8 3.2 Process Description........................................................................................................................8 CHAPTER FOUR......................................................................................................................................11 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.......................................................................................................12 4.1 Project Planning, development and Procurement.........................................................................12 4.2 Delivery of expected outputs under KIS........................................................................................15 4.3 Monitoring and supervision...........................................................................................................20 Value For Money Audit Report on the Implementation of Kalangala Infrastructure Services Project (KIS) | A Report by the Auditor General I LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Showing KIS funding and sources................................................................................................4 Table 2: Showing capital investments by KIS against support payments from GoU as at 2016..............13 Table 3: Showing comparative total repayment amounts using other funding sources.........................13 Table 4: Total development costs.............................................................................................................15 Table 5: Ferry services support payments based on the two options......................................................16 Table 6: Performance of KIS under the water component......................................................................17 Table 7: Showing CPI’s used by KIS and Actual core CPI’s from UBOS...................................................21 Table 8: Rate per trip used vs actual based on UBOS Core CPI..............................................................21 Table 9: Undetected ferry costs by GoU from KIS payments...................................................................22 Table 10: Showing excess ferry services support payments due to wrong base rate application.........22 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Power connections by KIS target vs actual..............................................................................18 Value For Money Audit Report on the Implementation of Kalangala Infrastructure Services Project (KIS) II | A Report by the Auditor General ABBREVIATIONS GoU Government of Uganda IDC Industrial Development Company IA Implementation Agreement IAA Implementation Agreement as Amended InfraCo Infrastructure Management Company KIP Kalangala Infrastructure Services Project KIS Kalangala Infrastructure Services Limited KTC Kalangala Town Council MoFPED Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development MWE Ministry of Water and Environment MoWT Ministry of Works and Transport UDC Uganda Development Company UGX Uganda Shillings UNRA Uganda National Roads Authority Value For Money Audit Report on the Implementation of Kalangala Infrastructure Services Project (KIS) | A Report by the Auditor General III EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Government of Uganda (GoU) entered a In 2018, a decision was taken to transfer Memorandum of Understanding with InfraCo the disbursements and management of the Limited (“InfraCo”) in September 2005 to develop, Programme to Ministry of Works and Transport expand and maintain key infrastructure services (MoWT). There was however no clear budget lines on Bugala Island in Lake Victoria for the benefit of for the KIS support payments. BIDCO Oil Company, Kalangala district residents, and businesses. This was in fulfilment of the MoU The objective of this audit was to evaluate the signed between GoU and BIDCO in April 2003 implementation and performance of Kalangala where, Government agreed among other things Infrastructure Services Project (KIS) in the delivery to develop, maintain and operate infrastructure of expected outputs. on Bugala Island that would facilitate the smooth implementation and operation of the KEY FINDINGS BIDCO Project. InfraCo formed a local company, It was observed at the time of audit that KIS had Kalangala Infrastructure Services Limited (KIS) put in place the planned infrastructure; as an integrated multi sectoral utility limited • The road from Luuku – Kalangala – Mulabana liability company registered in Uganda to be the (65.6 km) was upgraded from Class “C” to Class implementing agency/vehicle for the Kalangala “B” Gravel Standards. Infrastructure Services Project (KISP). • The ferry landing sites at Bukakata and Luuku In January 2009, upon approval of the were reconstructed. Development Plan submitted by KIS, GoU signed • Two ferries with a capacity of two hundred and an Implementation Agreement (IA) with Kalangala six (206) passengers each had been constructed Infrastructure Services Limited (KIS). KIS was and were operational. designed as a PPP to achieve the economies of • A 1.6 MW hybrid solar/diesel power generating scale necessary to attain project finance, operate plant was constructed at Bukuzindu with efficiently and serve the island residents’ with transmission and distribution lines serving the improved access to safe water, safer transportation major settlements on Bugala Island. and more reliable renewable solar powered • KIS had rehabilitated and expanded the electricity. The implementation of the project was Kalangala Town water supply system and to last for 15 years with the total project investment constructed four small piped water systems in estimated at USD 49.56 million1. Kagulube, Murole, Kasekulo and Mulabana. In 2011, an amendment was made to the These infrastructure services have greatly Implementation Agreement (IA) through which GoU facilitated the implementation of the Oil Palm acquired 45.7% ordinary shares valued at US$6.5 Project by BIDCO, improved