Uganda Road Fund


The Uganda Roads Fund is a government agency mandated to finance routine and periodic maintenance of public roads in Uganda. Established by an Act of Parliament in 2008, the agency raises monies through various means, independent of general government taxation regimes, and disburses those funds to repair and maintenance agencies, based on agreed work programmes.

Headquarters

The headquarters of the Uganda Road Fund are located on the 5th Floor of Twed Towers, at 10 Kafu Road, on Nakasero Hill, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. Te geographical coordinates of URF headquarters are 0°19'35.0"N, 32°35'01.0"E.

Overview

The URF collects money from road users and attempts to equitably distribute those funds to repair and maintain public roads in an approximate ‘fee-for-service’ arrangement. The Fund is supposed to be independent of the general taxation mechanism of the government.
The agencies that repair and maintain Ugandan roads and therefore benefit from the monies accrued by URF include: Uganda National Roads Authority Kampala Capital City Authority other designated agencies responsible for maintenance and repair of District, Urban and Community Access Roads.

Governance

The affairs of the agency are supervised by an 8-person board of directors:
  1. Merian Sebunya, PhD: Chairperson
  2. Andrew G Naimanye, PhD: Acting Executive Director
  3. Nathan Byanyima: Member
  4. Rosemary Owino: Member
  5. Kenneth Mugambe: Member
  6. Tony B. Kavuma: Member
  7. Gad Twesigye: Member
  8. Alex Onen: Member