The delegation from
world bank has conveyed concern about the administration contests within Kampala
Capital City Authority (KCCA) where all top positions are occupied in acting
capacities while other staff have four months’ temporary contracts.
They implored KCCA to
find a lasting solution for this because it disheartens staff; after mentoring,
training and offering skills, the staff leave for other opportunities with all
the expertise due to lack of job security.
The Lord Mayor Erias
Lukwago of Kampala who hosted a Delegation from the World Bank led by Mr.
Martin Onyach Olaa; a Senior Urban Specialist at The World Bank at the Lord
Mayor’s Parlor at City Hall.
The Delegation briefed
the Lord Mayor about the progress of the Kampala Institutional and
Infrastructure Development Project (KIIDP-2). They emphasized that all Batch II
projects should end by December 2019.
The Lord Mayor
extended his sincere gratefulness and appreciation to the Delegation for
financing the KCCA infrastructural development and promised to execute
political audit, supervision and oversight. He assured them that the Authority
is working out modalities to address the issue of staffing by utilizing all the
legal instruments in place.
He also impressed upon
them the need to have Resettlement Assistance Program costs in case of Project
Affected Persons off the credit facility because government has too much
bureaucracy. However, the delegation declined to commit on this as Government
misused this vote in the past.
They promised to
consider funding KIIDP3. But they finally asked the Lord Mayor to ensure that
the remaining $100 million out of the $178 million of the entire project is
optimally utilised to ensure that there is value for money. They tasked him to
ensure that architectural designs and contractual agreements are honored
including; pedestrian walkways, drainage systems, green infrastructure among
others.
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