Led by Minister Hajat Minsa Kabanda, the ministry's delegation visited Masaka City Council on Monday to observe the implementation of projects under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Programme (USMID), focusing on markets, street lighting, urban roads, and drainage networks.
Hajat Minsa Kabanda, Minister For Kampala City and Metropolitan Affairs inspecting Masaka City Central Market, she is leading a team on a benchmarking tour ahead of Mega Projects for Kampala
The Kampala
and Metropolitan Affairs Ministry is gearing up for major infrastructural
development projects in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area, funded by loans
from the World Bank and the French Development Agency. To prepare for these
projects, the ministry has embarked on a local benchmarking tour to areas where
similar projects have been implemented.
Led
by Minister Hajat Minsa Kabanda, the ministry's delegation visited Masaka City
Council on Monday to observe the implementation of projects under the Uganda
Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Programme (USMID), focusing on
markets, street lighting, urban roads, and drainage networks.
The
purpose of the tour, which will extend to Mbarara city and Isingiro district is
to learn from both the successes and challenges faced during the implementation
of similar projects. Kabanda explained that the ministry aims to gather
valuable insights and knowledge that will facilitate the effective
implementation of the upcoming projects in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan
Area.
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Ejua Edemachu, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Kampala and Metropolitan
Affairs, emphasizes the importance of understanding the intricacies of the
already implemented World Bank-funded projects to guide the upcoming programme
effectively. She highlights the need for their teams to meet the minimum
performance measures set as part of the programme's financing conditionality.
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However,
Abbey Ssembajjwe, the Assistant Technical Engineer of Masaka City, raises concern
about the sustainability of the infrastructure projects. He urges the ministry
to develop a comprehensive maintenance plan to ensure that the modern
infrastructure does not deteriorate over time due to limited budgetary
allocations for repair and renovation works.
