A Ugandan parliamentary committee has slammed the cost of government-funded infrastructure projects in the country, which it says can end up costing three times more than necessary.
The Committee on Public Accounts Central Government, reporting on the auditor general's 2023-24 findings, delivered a scathing judgment on the country's road upgrades, which it said were frequently dogged by excessive construction costs and inflated supervision expenditure.
The report found that road project costs varied wildly across the country. Rehabilitating a 1.37-kilometre road in Arua City cost Shs13.4 billion 3.8m, while a one kilometre stretch in Mbarara City cost Shs4.9 billion 1.4bn.