Pakwach .
While announcing the funds In Kampala today, the executive director Uganda road fund engineer Michael Odong said that the accounting officers for the two districts had failed to present accountabilities for the previous funds during the financial year 2017/ 2018.
Odong stresses that the road fund committees for those districts should ensure that the accounting officers properly accounts for the funds given to their districts before any fund can be released.
"We cannot eliminate corruption 100%, but there is good utilization of the road fund maintenance by the agencies." Odong said.
Odong adds that proper utilization of the funds has been their biggest achievement in the last 10 years.
80% of the funds released will focus on the community access roads especially in sub counties , warning road agencies not to deviate from the terms given in the performance agreements as they receive the funds.
He has also blamed members of parliament especially those from Kampala district of not playing their oversight role of monitoring the use of funds.
"Since funds have been released, concerned MPs should meet immediately to make a work plan for the roads to be worked on.
On road safety, he commended drivers and transporters for being vigilant on the roads eventually reducing on road accidents.
He has also asked bus owners to employ drivers whose social and economic problems can be managed especially while driving, telling them to ensure that when they are employing these people, their eyes
are tested, and drinking habits know.
"Even when they have social problems they cannot concentrate on the steering , somebody has been quarreling with the wife the whole night he did not sleep but you’re telling him to drive to Lira, of
course he will cause an accident." he explained.
A member of the road fund Nathan Byanyima warned the road agencies not to exaggerate the cost of road maintenance because a few of them will be worked on and this affects the communities.
92 billion will go to the Uganda National Roads Authority, 6.8 billion or Kampala Capital City Authority,717 billion for districts,9 billion will go to the municipalities, town councils receive 7.7 billion
shillings, community access roads have been given 17 billion shillings among others.