The Speaker of Parliament Rt Hon Jacob Marksons Oboth has hosted the World Bank Country Manager for Uganda, Dr Francisca Ayodeji Akala, and her team who made a courtesy visit at his Parliamentary Chambers.
The team were joined by the leadership of the Budget, Finance and Public Accounts (Central) committees, the outgoing Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesigye and the Director of Finance.
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During the meeting Speaker Oboth commended the World Bank Group for its long-standing partnership with Parliament and reaffirmed commitment to working with development partners to advance Uganda’s development priorities.
The World Bank Country Manager Ayodeji Akala, revealed that lengthy approval and procurement processes are taking close to 600 days, thereby stalling critical projects in Uganda.
It was revealed during the meeting that the Electricity Access Scale-up Project has run since 2022/23, yet power has not reached the intended beneficiaries and this must be tackled by all stakeholders in order to bring services closer to our people.
The Speaker directed the relevant committees to engage Government bodies and the Bank to resolve these bottlenecks, and promised to convene a meeting with the Prime Minister, the World Bank Group and the relevant Government teams to look into this matter.
“These projects benefit our nation, and any World Bank project delayed by lengthy red tape denies economic justice to our people,” Speaker Oboth said.
Speaker Oboth made it categorically clear that Parliament is open to dialogue and is looking forward to progress, not a stalemate.
