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This came after the deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa tasked the Ugandan engineering fraternity to explain this high cost of public infrastructure projects.
This debate is not recent as its ignition happened way back in 2018 during the commissioning of the 51km Entebbe Expressway. The budget of this particular road happened to be Shs34 billion per kilometer compared to a certain Kenyan highway which cost Shs26 billion per kilometer.
Gen Katumba Wamala said these cost variations are dictated by variations in different factors. He said some of these factors include the terrain, acquisition laws, access to material and logistics especially relating to importing materials, among other factors.
However though, he has advised service providers to be more organized.
Local companies need to get organised
“It is a question of being organized because we are not short of expertise. What is lacking is then getting organized properly because as individuals, it may be difficult,” Gen. Katumba said.
He further said that one may find that our local companies may lack an organizational structure. He said most companies will say it is one person managing all sectors of the company which isn’t right.
“What is demanded when you are submitting the bid? You must show the company structure, who are in that company, and can we check on them, to see whether these engineers are registered,” he said.
Katumba said these issues contribute to local contractors missing out on viable opportunities. He therefore called on the local contractors to get their companies organized so they can compete.
Check also;
- Gov’t Suggests Shs2.2 Trillion Loan Request To Fix Greater Kampala Roads
- Local Leaders Blame Bad Roads On Poor Funding To The Road Sector
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