The roles of the Uganda Road fund

UGANDA ROAD FUND


It is one year since Dr Eng. Andrew Naimanye was appointed by the finance minister as acting Executive Director / Board Secretary of Uganda Road Fund (URF). 

Dr Naimanye is also the Accounting Officer of Road Fund, which he joined at its commencement in January 2010. He highlighted the role URF plays in Uganda's transport sector.

• Road maintenance financing planning.

• Policy advisory roles.

• Monitoring and evaluation of road maintenance programmes.

• Technical /financial review (audits) of road maintenance programmes.

• Disbursements and accountability of road maintenance funds.

• Studies and technical assistance.

• Preparation of annual performance reports.

• Road sector stakeholder engagement.

• Capacity building of implementing agency engineers.

• Advocacy roles for road maintenance financing.

• Supervision of implementing agencies.

• Research and development.