We Need To Know What’s Going On With Lubowa Hospital – MPs

Posted by: Suubi Anne in Uganda news April 20, 2022

Members of Parliament have asked the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth to tell them what is happening with the Lubowa hospital.

MPs said the Health Ministry owes Ugandans an explanation on the project which they said has failed. They have therefore tasked the ministry to ensure there is visible progress by the end of the year.

Legislators explained that many people lose lives because of the high costs of seeking medical services abroad.

“When members went there, we found works at foundation level. We cannot blame the Covid-19 lock down. The National Medical Stores building in Kajjansi started at the same time and it is now complete. Probably the issues of Lubowa have to do with incompetence,” the committee chairperson, Dr. Charles Ayume said.

Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng said the hospital has been delayed by a number of reasons.

“It is true that the project has stalled for a while for several reasons. That, we have worked out with the developer, the president, the office of the Attorney General and Office of the Prime Minister,” she said.

George Otim, the project engineer who is also the Assistant Commissioner, Civil and Sanitary Engineering at the Ministry of Health, however, said that only minimal works are going on and that they haven’t done anything at the main hospital block.

“There is some ongoing work although minimal and at a slow pace by an internal team. The developer had challenges with finances and the contractor, Power China. As I speak, the developer does not have a contractor; they are in the process of procuring another contractor,” Otim said.

He said currently he is the only engineer supervising the project on top of his other duties of assistant commissioner.

“I don’t stay at the site all the time, there is no supervisor to monitor the work on a day to day basis. I only go there when I have time,” he said.

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