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Abstract
The main message of this study is that public action by making the choice to invest in
infrastructure, has to be taken to alleviate the plight of Uganda’s economy which is
endowed with adverse, natural or geographical aspects like tropical climate. Drawing from
the existing literature of the various channels or means through which infrastructure affects
growth, this study argues for strengthening structures and implementation in the promotion
of infrastructure particularly rural roads. In order to identify the sector constraints, the
study utilized public expenditure tracking and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) in the two
selected districts of Pallisa and Soroti. The findings indicate that not all resources reach the
beneficiary levels; capacity challenges exist both among the staff and service providers. This
situation is worsened by inadequate funding for rural roads provision. First, apart from
increasing public investment, the most important role to be played by the government in
this changing scenario will include: strengthening capacity among the local government
staff; carrying out performance audit on various firms that execute the works; and maintain
road machinery in sound working conditions for provision of better and efficient roads
network.