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  • MPs in Uganda have been urged to address budget shortfalls in the roads docket 
  • The ministry of works and transport said that majority of the running projects are being undertaken in arrears, saying that some projects have suffered major budget cuts

In Uganda, the Minister of Works and Transport, Edward Katumba Wamala, has warned Members of Parliament that unless the budget shortfalls of the ministry are addressed, projects under the works sub-sector in the National Development Plan (NDP) III will not be timely implemented.

“It will be difficult to start new projects before completing the ones that were started,” he said.

Katumba Wamala was appearing before the Committee on Physical Infrastructure on Thursday, 13 January 2022 to respond to issues raised in Budget Framework Paper (BFP) for Financial Year 2022/2023.

He said that majority of the running projects are being undertaken in arrears, saying that some projects have suffered …