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framework, including policy and strategy, institutions, legal and financial issues, land and
environment, stakeholder interests, and capacity building requirements.
The key objectives of NTMP are:
 To provide a long-term multi-modal reference document giving a comprehensive
framework within which consistent plans for individual modes can be developed;
 To serve as a key input to the overall national planning process spearheaded by the
National Planning Authority (NPA);
 To serve also as a key input to regional transport planning at East African Community,
COMESA, and African Union levels;
 To create a framework within which well-informed investment decisions can be made by
both public and private sectors;
 To achieve establishment of a permanent high-quality long-term transport planning
capability withinMoWT, equipped to monitor and evaluate Plan performance, to undertake
periodic updating of the Plan, and eventually to prepare subsequent National and GKMA
Transport Master Plans.
What is apparent from the key objectives from the Uganda NTMP is that they refer to it being a
part of a process of improving the capacity of transport planning in the country and this is both
progressive and important. The key features of the NTMP are presented i The plan is
classically vertical in its form and is output rather than outcome based as if building x kmof road
is an end in itself. This is normal across Africa and the developing world, and it is logical because
lack of transport network is seen as the most pressing problem. None the less, the strengthening
of institutions, policies and laws is seen as being critical. The inclusion of both hard projects
(infrastructure) with soft projects (measures) is very necessary for those countries that depend
on IFI support.
Table 12: Key features of the NTMP 2008-2023
NTMP: Key Features – Infrastructure Development
Roads
A total of 38 strategic road links was identified with total length of 1,148.4 km
and total implementation cost would amount to US$ 369.8 million, which
translates into an average implementation cost of US$ 24.7 million per year
over the 15-year evaluation period.
Rail
The Government of Uganda should expedite joint concessioning between URC
and KRC. URC should take advantage of funds made available by the EU (€ 10
million) for track rehabilitation and by the KfW for freight car maintenance
(DM 7.9 million) to continue with track improvements and acquire higher-
powered locomotives that are consistent with the anticipated operations of
the new concessionaire.
Air
The plan includes EIA and a municipal airfield for Kampala as two distinct
categories. The plan also considers the 60 licensed upcountry airfields, 19 of
which are designated as belonging to the national airfield network.
Public
Transport
GoU through MoWHC and the TMPO should undertake a study to determine
the type of services to be provided and route plan and prepare a tender for
providing the needed public transport services.