Is Ugandan Road Infrastructure Deal A Front For Embezzlement?

“We have poor infrastructure connecting our trade partners in the region. We have reached an agreement to develop infrastructure with our trade partners in the region like Congo,” the president said.

Boney Kross, a Ugandan political analyst and musician now based near Taipei, Taiwan, and one of very few Ugandan nationals in the country said “It’s totally illogical for Uganda to justify it’s funding of roads outside its borders with the reason of a trade boost.

“This almost looks like a deliberate move to embezzle funds as has often been the case with most of the funding of different projects on record. With a long history of corruption, underdeveloped infrastructure, mismanagement of funds, to mention but a few, this project is bound to yield no results and if anything, will cause more harm than good.”

Addressing the upcoming elections, Mr. Kross added “Heading into a critical time of elections, there is uncertainty of what the future holds for the nation due to the fact that the regime has done very little to develop new infrastructure or even maintain existing infrastructure.

“People surely want change, and most young Ugandans now have hope in Mr. Kyagulanyi Ssentamu – a.k.a. Bobi Wine to replace Museveni in next year’s elections.

“All these policies and development programs leave the local population wondering how directly they will benefit from such. If anything, this is adding salt to a wound that has failed to heal in one of the most economically struggling countries in the region, with a huge debt deficit.”