mutabazi sam stewart rotary presentation
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Classification TalkBy
Mutabazi Sam StewartUganda Road Sector Support
Initiative (URSSI)At Rotary Club of Kasangati
7th December 2015
About URSSI
Works for a Transparent,
Corruption-free Building of Roads
in Uganda.
Championing the Change efforts
towards building Livable Cities and Towns for Uganda
Prioritizing Road Safety and working to
significantly reduce Road Fatalities in
Uganda
Our Mandate
Working to Promote Sustainable Transport & Modern Urban Transformation Systems in Uganda
Scenario in Kampala in 2008
What we do
Advocacy
• Structured Advocacy• Building Partnerships
Innovativeness
• Innovation & Share of New Ideas• Influence Government Policies
Mobilize
• Sensitization of the Public • Promote Best Practices
My Role as ED
Chief executive /Accounting officer.
Staff supervision, motivation, welfare
Designing Implementing programmes,
Writing Funding Proposals
Monitoring and Evaluation of all projects
Ex-Officio member /Secretary of the Board of Directors,
Our Programmes
Road Monitoring
Promote Urban Planning
Road Safety
• Monitor Physical works• Share Reports with
partners
• Urban Transportation • Albertine Region
Planning
• Targeted Campaigns • Think Tanks
Road Monitoring
What have we done
Aroused Public Interest in
Urban Planning Debate
Raised Red flag on Major
project Failures
Organizing Road safety campaigns
Our Partners
Ministry of Works & Transport (MoW&T) Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) Uganda Road Fund (URF) European Union Delegation in Uganda Department for International Development (DFID) The World Bank Institute (WBI)
Quick Facts Uganda is one of the fastest Urbanizing Countries in
Africa- Most of it Unplanned
Quick Facts
Total Road Length in Uganda is 85,000Km Paved Roads =3,800Km National Roads = 21,000Km District Roads =25,000Km Community Access Roads =35,000Km Cost of Paved Road is Approximately $1.2 M
(UGX3.8Billion) Total Transport Sector Budget is 3.3 Trillion UNRA consumes 70% of the Sector Budget
A Typical Ugandan Community Road
What URSSI Envisions (The Future)
Vanguard institution providing solutions
Championing change efforts towards livable cities
Promoting Transparency and accountability in Roads
Modern Land Used Planning Better housing standards & Real
estate Development Reducing Road fatalities in Uganda
The Future Kampala
THANK YOU!