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Uganda hopes to learn from Zambia's road management

Uganda hopes to learn from Zambia's road management
By Kabanda Chulu
Wednesday March 19, 2008 [03:00]

MEMBERS of the Ugandan Road Fund have stated that there is need to learn from Zambia on the best practices and institutional framework of managing the road sector in their country. And finance deputy minister Jonas Shakafuswa observed that Zambia was getting benefits of having separated road sector institutions because it brought about financial discipline through transparency and accountability.

During their visit to specific Zambian ministries and departments by Ugandan members of parliament and members of the Ugandan Road Fund Task Force, delegation leader Tindamanyire Gadioso said Uganda was in the process of forming a road fund and had identified Zambia as one of the countries with road fund management best practices.

“Uganda has more to learn from Zambia’s road sector institutional framework and the operations of the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) in particular,” said Gadioso. “And the outcome of our visit will make it possible to fast track the finalisation of all the mandatory arrangements leading to the passing of the Uganda Road Fund Bill 2007 into an Act of Parliament."

So far the Ugandan delegation had visited the ministries of finance, works and supply, local government and housing, communications and transport and road sector agencies in order to acquire in-depth understanding of the overall operations of Zambia’s road fund and its contribution to the performance of the road transport sector and national development.

He said the National Road Fund Act 13 of 2002 created the NRFA and was responsible for administering and managing all financial resources in the road sector.

"The monies which come from fuel levy, government allocations, loans and grants, are used to fund the core road network and has immensely contributed to economic development of the country through efficient movement of goods and services,” said Shakafuswa.

Labels: NATIONAL ROAD FUND ACT 13, NRFA, ROADS, SHAKAFUSWA, UGANDA

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