Tag Archives: URF

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has rejected and re-allocated Shs200 billion budgeted to compensate Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) staff that will be affected by rationalisation. The funds have now been earmarked for debt repayment. This decision came amidst deliberations led by Dan Atwijukire, the Chairperson of the Committee …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | During the debate and adoption of the National Budget Framework Paper for the Financial Year 2023/2024, Parliament instructed government to review the plausibility of some of the agencies created by government. The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, echoed a concern raised by the Member of Parliament …

An analysis of the rationalising of gov’t agencies does not reveal the intended cost cutting NEW ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The proposed merger of Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) with its mother ministry- Works and Transport hangs over the roads agency like the Sword of Damocles. After a three …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum Municipal Council officials have asked the government to increase the road fund budget to boost road maintenance and rehabilitation works. The municipality receives approximately 600 million shillings annually for road maintenance and rehabilitation from the government under the Uganda Road Fund-URF. Uganda Road Fund …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | District leaders are demanding for review of the current regulations of the Road Fund to improve on financing of routine and periodic maintenance of public roads. Government through the Uganda Road Fund-URF has since 2010, been facilitating routine and periodic maintenance of public roads …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eng. Micheal Odongo, the executive director Uganda Road Fund-URF has expressed concern about the funds allocated to the fund and failure by government to ope-rationalize alternative income sources for the fund. Addressing journalists at Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA on Thursday, Odongo said their budget was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has increased the budget for Uganda Road Fund-URF from 36 billion shillings to 507.4 billion shillings. The decision was based on a recommendation in the physical infrastructure committee report on the need to reinstate the Fund’s budget to over 500 billion shillings as in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Road Fund (URF) has accused the Ministry of Finance of hijacking its mandate by directly appropriating funds for road maintenance. The Uganda Road Fund Act, 2008 gives URF the mandate to finance road maintenance of public roads and related activities. It allocates …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from Uganda Road Fund have decried inadequate funds allocated for routine road maintenance. The Uganda Road Fund (URF) was established by an Act of Parliament and started operations in 2010 as a Second Generation fund. Its objective is to finance routine and periodic …