Planned program outcomes
1. Strengthened capacity of the 14 participating Municipalities in Fiduciary, safeguards, Urban planning and own source revenue generation
2. Increase in total planned infrastructure completed by participating Municipal Councils
3. Enhanced capacity of the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, management and backstopping for the implementation of the program
Institutional Framework of USMID
The institutional arrangement for the program implementation is as per the GoU structure and is consistent with the legal provisions therein. At the central level, the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of Finance, planning and Economic Development and the Office of the Auditor General ensure the program resources are budgeted for and disbursed within the national Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and that Program accounts are audited as per the statutory requirements.
Registered achievements
The USMID program has in its fifth year and final year achieved the following milestones among others;
1. Enhanced infrastructure: A total of 73 Urban roads that make up 39.09kms have been rehabilitated to asphalt concrete standards. The roads are designed complete with walkways, bicycle lanes in order to cater for all road users in the urban centre. The roads have also been fitted with solar lights so as to cater for safety and reduce on gender-based violence and crime that may crop up in the urban centres.
2. Enhanced drainage structures and greening to manage the climate change related risks like heat waves and heavy floods. So far, the program has achieved planting of 1320 trees and 56,449m of grass and flowers planted along the road reserves to enhance beautification of the same. Trash cans have also been provided to reduce on the littering of the streets.
3. A bus terminal in Moroto district has been developed, with a capacity of 16 buses.
4. The 14 Municipal Councils have been provided with Specialised technical equipment in the area of engineering, physical planning, surveying and environment. The equipment includes; Total stations, Plotters, Global Positioning systems- GPS, computer and software (Arc GIS and Auto CAD), Noise meter, Water meter among others, all aimed at facilitating service delivery in the urban centre.
5. All Municipal Councils have updated their registers for property rates and revenue sources for an improved revenue generation and management.
6. All Municipal councils now have updated Physical development plans to guide development.
7. The Government payment system – IFMIS Integrated Financial Management System is operational in all participating Municipal Councils and it has brought about transparency, accountability, brought about timely payments and enhanced reporting.
8. The Program as established a Grievance handling mechanism that has enabled the MCs to register, resolve and report all complaints that may arise out of the activities. The mechanism is set up at all levels ranging from the sites to the MC leadership to the Ministry.
Road works examples | | |
Arua | Enyau Road, Idi Amin Road | 1.68kms |
Entebbe | Church road, Nyondo road, Basude Rise, Fulu Road | 2.193km |
Fort portal | Nyakana Road, Kagote road | 0.613kms |
Gulu | Ring road, Labour Line road, Acholi lane road, Alokolum road, Cemetery road | 3.637kms |
Hoima | Rukurato road, Main street, Old Toro road, Coronation road, Persy road, Government Road, Kabalega road | 2.732kms |
Jinja | Nalufenya-Clive road | 2.22km |
Kabale | Nkunda road, Keita road, Nyeyere road, Nyerere Avenue, Kigongo Road | 2.439km |
Lira | Aduku road, Oyite-Ojok road, Imat Maria road, Maruzi road, Awange Mola road, Ambobhia road | 2.285kms |
Masaka | Yellow Knife road, Kabula street | 1.559kms |
Mbale | Republic road, Pallisa road, Mugisu hill, Nabuyonga rise | 3.142kms |
Mbarara | Akiki-Nyabongo road, McAllister Road, Constatino Lobo road, Buremba Road | 3.43kms |
Soroti | Cemetery road, Central avenue, Alanyu road, Liverpool road, Serere road. | 2.862kms |
Tororo | Kashmir Road, Tagore West, Bazaar Street, Obuya lane, Park Lane, Tagore east | 1.503km |
Moroto | Bus terminal with a capacity of 6 buses | |