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The Ugandan government focusses much of their energy and funds on infrastructure, with the Works
and Transport sector receiving the biggest part of the Ugandan budget. (“from 18.2% to 23.4% of the
budget between 2015/16 and 2018/19”). They will continue to give financial priority to this sector for
the foreseeable future. They are seeking to “diversify sources of funding” however, “especially from
the private sector to more commercially oriented projects through a PPP arrangement and by issuance
of infrastructure bonds. Tominimize transaction costs and duplication, regional financingmechanisms
can be sought for regional projects.” The Ugandan government also has plans to expand the “internally
generated sources, or cost recovery from users […], in order to respond to increasing financing needs
and for financial sustainability.” (ERM, 2016).
Other donors are the ones mentioned before as stakeholders, namely: EAC, COMESA, AfDB, TMEA,
TTFA, JICA, and the EU (EDF) (ERM, 2016). The EU for instance is providing financial support to the
Ugandan government to the amount of € 578 million for the period 2014-2020 whereby “At least 40
percent of the support is dedicated to Transport Infrastructure development over the period”, while a
further 129 million Euros is contributed to the Northern Corridor Route Improvement Project (ERM,
2016).
Corridor performance monitoring and dissemination
The Ugandan MoWT monitors the implementation of the national “policies, plans and programmes”
within the country.71 This regards “Works, Public Transport Physical Infrastructure and Services” as
well as “Monitoring and Evaluation of the performance of Transport Agencies.”72 Uganda has
implemented the use of the Automated Systems for Customs Data (ASYCUDA) World electronic system
(APRM, 2017).
Corridor Promotion and stakeholder consultation
Corridor promotion is being handled mainly by the agencies responsible for the corridor. This takes
away most of the direct responsibility away from the National governments. For instance: “The
NCTTCA mandate is stipulated in the Transit Agreement and it includes: Joint promotion and
coordination of the development of regional transport infrastructure” and “Promotion of regional
consensus on all matters relating to the management of the corridor and which are of mutual benefit
to the member States” (ERM, 2016). The Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency
(TTFA) furthermore is “charged with the promotion of transport utilisation of the Central Corridor”,
“Through co-operation amongst private and public sector stakeholders” (ERM, 2016).
Capacity building: technical assistance and studies
Technical assistance is provided by several organizations. Uganda and Kenya called in the help of the
Japanese Government, which provided them with the Master Plan Study.73 “JICA is responsible for the
formulation and implementation of the Master Plan where the JICA Study Team is to provide relevant
technical assistance to MoWT until the completion of Stakeholder Validation Meeting and the
preparation of SEA Final Report.” (ERM, 2016). Atacama Consulting has also been mentioned (ERM,
2016). Other stakeholders that we’ve mentioned also provide technical assistance, chief among which
the EU (ERM, 2016).
Legal framework
From the Ugandan government self-assessment report:
“Uganda has embraced regional economic integration and is a member to four regional integration
arrangements, namely:
 The East African Community (EAC);
 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA);
 Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD);
 the EAC/COMESA/SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area.
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