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A PRESENTATION ON NON-MOTORISED
TRANSPORT (NMT) INITIATIVES IN
UGANDA
BY
MR.BENON.M.KAJUNA
COMMISSIONER FOR POLICY AND
PLANNING
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Conclusion
Uganda uses a multi-modal transport system, based on road, air, railway, lake and
river transport services.
National Roads
20,800 km
District Roads
27,500 km
Urban Roads
Community Roads
4,800 km
35,000 km.
2. Rail Transport
However, only 330 km is operational, .i.e. Malaba to Kampala (250 km), Tororo-Mbale
(55km) and Kampala-Port Bell (9km)
Other lines were closed due to their technical deficiencies and inadequate traffic
volumes, though Feasibility studies for their rehabilitation/upgrading are near
completion.
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Uganda`s inland water transport system in has three (3) main components, namely:
a) Wagon ferry services on Lake Victoria ;
b) Shortdistance road vehicle ferries acting as road bridges;
c) Informal sector operations by individually owned canoes.
URC Wagon ferry services ceased in 2005 after two of the Ugandan ferries were
involved in a mid-lake collision
However, Plans to refurbish and reinstate the two wagon ferries are in final stages
4. Air Transport
Uganda`s air transport is dominated by the international sector, with very low levels
of usage in the domestic market;
The main international airport is at Entebbe International Airport with a main runway
of 3,600 metres;
Five upcountry airports i.e. Gulu, Arua, Kasese, Pakuba, and Kidepo, are designated
as entry-exit points;
There are 60 licensed airfields around the country, only about 30 are in current use,
with 19 having regular services.
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KCC and other Urban and District Local governments responsible for the construction,
rehabilitation and maintenance of roads district, urban and community access roads.
Private Sector Service Providers responsible for promoting professionalism and selfregulation of standards and codes of conduct in the transport infrastructure sector.
agricultural
and
industrial
production,
trade,
tourism,
social
and
administrative services.
While implementing this policy, emphasis is placed on the promotion of active private
sector participation while Government role is limited to regulation, provision policy
guidelines and cost-effective, development of a technically sound, economically and
politically justified and financially sustainable infrastructure.
Road transport remains the dominant form of transport, carrying over 95% of
country`s goods traffic and 99% for the case of passenger traffic;
Road traffic has continued to grown rapidly in recent years, especially in the GKMA;
Road transport and safety regulation by MoWT is still insufficient as accident levels are
still very high, and claiming lives of road users mostly NMT
NMTsinUgandacontd.
Bicycleshavebecomewidelyavailable:
Theycanutilisesmalltracks,
Cancarryloadsofupto100kgormore,andoffermorerapid
transportthanwalking
Bicyclesarebeingusedcommerciallyforcarriageofpassengers,
especiallyinsomeurbancentreslikeJinja,Tororo,Kabaleand
Kampala;
Wheelbarrows arealsousedforshortdistancecarriageofsmall
loads
TheuseofCarts,AnimalandTractorhaulagehasnotbeenso
commoninUganda.Therehas,however,beenatraditionofox
cultivationinpartsofnorthernUganda.
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Most roads in Uganda are narrow and road space is shared with road
side parking.
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NMTsChallengesinUgandacontd.
Itisthereforeachallengethatacountrywhereonly1%ofthepopulation
ownacarlacksfacilitiesforpedestriansandcyclists.Thisreflectsalackof
appreciationoftheroleplayedbythesemodes,andagenerallackofequity
inresourceallocation.
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No.OFPERSONSKILLED
1000
800
600
400
200
Drivers
Passengers
MotorCyclists
PedalCyclists
Pedestrians
2006
112
665
198
296
900
2007
125
712
198
296
1003
2008
111
547
365
242
770
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Implementation of NTMP/GKMA;
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NMTsinterventionsinUgandacontd.
General recommendations related to NMT:
9 The NTMP/GKMA emphasises the key role played
by non-motorised forms
9 Infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists should
be included in all major works for road upgrading
and strengthening
9 The need to take care of a large no. of pedestrians
in urban areas.
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NMTsinNTMPcontd.
Specific Recommendations under TMP/GKMA
That a total length of 122.9 km of Dual Carriageways will be
constructed over the 15 year period,
Separate pedestrian pavements would be provided, and
appropriate provision would also be made for non-motorised
vehicles (NMV);
That a total length of 572.9 km of single carriage ways will be
upgraded and properly engineered to provide for Separate bays
for public transport, and appropriate pedestrian and NMV
facilities;
Safety Improvements will be carried out at 62 junctions, 27
railway crossings, and construction of pedestrian pavements
along 1,053 km of road to minimise accident risks caused by
conflict between trains, motor vehicles and pedestrians at railway
crossings
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CONTINUED
RecommendedGKMATransportInvestment(200823)inUS$Millions
No.
(0)
Investment Type
(1)
I.
Length / No of Sites
(2)
4.74 km
50.80
Roads
1.
2.
122.85 km
300.73
3.
Single Carriageway
572.93 km
473.37
Total (Roads)
700.52 km
824.90
II.
Safety improvements
1.
Junction Improvements
62 locations
81.60
2.
Railway Crossings
27 locations
12.65
3.
1,053 km
30.26
124.51
949.41
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CONTINUED
Kampala city has got a high pedestrian activity with limited and encroached footway
width by vendors, which forces pedestrians to walk in the carriageway and
endangering their lives
Many People in GKMA do not afford money to pay for public transport walk to work
and home in morning and evening rush hours and the average trip length for walking
is 4 kms at a speed of 5 km per hour
Walking will be the dominant mode of transport for people to reach the BRT stations
Cycling in GKMA is not much seen in GKMA due to the unsafe traffic, hilly terrain and
lack of bicycle parking facilities
More than 50% of people dying in road accidents in GKMA are pedestrians
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CONTINUED
With technical assistance from JICA, GoU has completed a study on road network
improvement in GKMA including preliminary designs;
According to the study, 5 major road projects have been identified for widening to
dual carriageway, junction improvement and construction of fly over the next 3-5
years;
Also, a road safety improvement plan for GKMA has been formulated.
GoUthroughMoWThasworkedcloselywithTheFirstAfricanBicycleInformation
Organization(FABIO)basedinEasternUganda.
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CONCLUSION
GoU is updating the Transport Policy and Strategy and NMT must be
recognized
Although the importance of NMT may have been overlooked by
Government in the past, GoU is now committed to providing better NTM
facilities and promoting the use of NTM as vital tool for sustainable
development;.
Hence promoting use of NMT will go a long way in uplifting the conditions
of living of the population.
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