THE UGANDA SUPPORT TO MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (USMID)

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development is implementing Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) program, funded by the World Bank-IDA through a US$ 150 million loan for a period of five years (2013 – 2018).

The program is designed to enhance institutional performance of 14 Municipal Councils so as to improve urban service delivery.

The USMID program is being implemented in a context where Uganda since 1986 has experienced high economic growth, poverty reduction and an average annual GDP growth of 8.1 % over the last six years (2003/2004- 2009/2010). It has reduced donor assistance from 52 % of the annual budget in the early 1990s to the current level of 32%.
USMID is contributing to the Second National Development Plan (2010/2011-2014/2015) which has identified Infrastructure as one of the complementary sectors for growth.
USMID is building on the World Bank’s and GoU’s long history of engagement in the local government since 1990s. In addition, Cities Alliance has provided a grant of US4.2M to government to implement “A strategy for Transforming Settlement of the Urban Poor in Uganda- A secondary Cities support program that covers five Municipalities of Arua, Mbale, Jinja, Mbarara and Kabale. USMID works closely with the Cities Alliance to ensure complementarily and synergy on their support to the sector.

Program Objective:
The Overall Program Objective is to enhance the institutional performance of the 14 Municipal Councils to improve urban service delivery. The participating Local Governments are; Arua, Lira, Gulu, Soroti, Entebbe, Mbale, Tororo, Jinja, Masaka, Hoima, Fort portal, Mbarara, Kabale and Moroto.

 

USMID Documents

Summary USMID Program brief to MPs in Jinja – 10 Feb 2017
Status of USMID Achievements as at April 2016
USMID Project progress implementation, Feb-2016
Final Synthesis Report – July 2015
Final Synthesis Report December 2013
Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure September 2013
Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure March 2014
Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure July 2014
Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program (P117876) December 2014
Fiduciary Systems Assessment
Environmental and Social System
Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) Program Final text for disclosure March 2013
Program-For-Results Information Document (PID)
Fiduciary Systems Assessment 2012
Environmental and Social System Volume 1 November 2012
Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure November 2012
Revised Program-For-Results Information Document (PID)
Project Information Document (PID)
Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure

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 Road2.193km
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 road2.732kms
Jinja Nalufenya-Clive road2.22km
Kabale Nkunda road, Keita road, Nyeyere road, Nyerere Avenue, Kigongo Road2.439km
Lira Aduku road, Oyite-Ojok road, Imat Maria road, Maruzi road, Awange Mola road, Ambobhia road 2.285kms
MasakaYellow Knife road, Kabula street 1.559kms
Mbale Republic road, Pallisa road, Mugisu hill, Nabuyonga rise 3.142kms
MbararaAkiki-Nyabongo road, McAllister Road, Constatino Lobo road, Buremba Road 3.43kms
Soroti Cemetery road, Central avenue, Alanyu road, Liverpool road, Serere road.2.862kms
TororoKashmir Road, Tagore West, Bazaar Street, Obuya lane, Park Lane, Tagore east 1.503km
Moroto Bus terminal with a capacity of 6 buses