Mutabazi Sam Stewart Rotary Presentation

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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!