Uganda could lose $100m aid package Nov 21, 2004
JINJA � Uganda risks losing more than $100 million from donors for development and implementation of a national Non Motorized Transport Master Plan. The funds are pegged to successful implementation of a non-motorised transport pilot project in Jinja town. Donor agencies, led by the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ), are reportedly unhappy with Jinja Municipal Council (JMC) for reneging on commitments it made prior to implementation of the project. JMC was obliged to contribute $5,300 while GTZ was to beef up the figure with $8,500 to fund work during the first year � of the 4-year pilot project, which is worth $66,626. Under the Jinja non-motorized transport pilot project, bicycle lanes and junctions were to be constructed along the main street, while zebra and pedestrian crossings were to be constructed in diverse points around the town. Signposts, bicycle shades and bicycle parks were also to be erected, under the same arrangement. However, the council later barred the project implementers from commencing work on the grounds that bicycle lanes could not be constructed along the main street � a decision that miffed the donors. In an October 27 letter, Dr Jurgen Heyen of GTZ wrote to the council, expressing displeasure at the change in plan. �Be rest assured that GTZ will not accommodate these inconsistencies, hence any shift of priorities of areas of intervention is not acceptable,� he stated. On the same day, the Institute of Transport and Development Policy in Charge of Africa, wrote to the Jinja Mayor, saying that the onus was on him to tell the minister of Transport about the success of the pilot project. �I will meet the Ugandan minister of Transport and I would like to tell him that the success story in Jinja is continuing. It is on your side to assure this,� he wrote. Efforts by Sunday Monitor to get an explanation from Mayor David Wakudumira were futile. However, the Jinja RDC, Mr Muhwezi Mugisha, said Friday that his office was investigating the matter. Bwanika ________ http://www.idr.co.ug --> for your consultancy needs http://p201.ezboard.com/fugandamanufacturersassociationfrm1 ----------------------------------------------------------- Spela poker mot verkliga m�nniskor �ver Internet. �ver 60 000 spelare online http://www.multipoker.com _______________________________________________ Ugandanet mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet % UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
