Determinants Of the State of Feeder Roads Under Poverty Action Fund Programme in Uganda. A Case Study Of Kibaale District.

ABSTRACT This study attempted to explain the factors that affect the state of feeder roads in Kibaale District. Specifically, the study looked at the state of feeder roads against the resources allocated. This could further be reflected in the challenges faced in supervision of the feeder roads in the District. The state of feeder roads remained very poor even when there was evidence of a cumulative shs. 1,474,061 ,998/= allocation in four financial years. The study employed a cluster sampling technique due to the fact that the different groups of people had different levels of information that could explain in details the factors that affect the state of feeder roads in Kibaale District. Among the groups interviewed, there were Engineering department staff, Contractors, Accountants, to mention but a few. Data was collected by use of :iifferent methods i.e. Observation, Questionnaires, Documentary review for purposes of riangulation and reliability of findings and a total of 128 respondents were i'nterviewed. fhe study found out that some of the feeder roads were impassable, others passable but with a lot )f pot-holes, though this had improved compared to the past years of 1990s. Without regard of mly the funds released every year, a number of factors coupled and accounted for the poor state >f feeder roads in Kibaale District. Inadequate funding, corruption, shoddy work, inadequate :upervision and the weather problems to a great extent affected the feeder road network in Cibaale District and in one way or the other aggravated the problem of poor state of feeder road tt different levels. t was clearly stated that, machinery be used to maintain the feeder roads as opposed to manual :tbour. It was also recommended that contractors be trained before taking on any task. But bove all, regular monitoring and supervision by District and Ministry authorities should take ~ad in this. Besides, adequate and timely release of funds and contracting nationally came out as 1ajor recommendations for this study.

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Declaration ... ..... ........ ... ...... .. ... ... ..... ............... .... ........ ... .. .... ......... . .i 

Approval .. ... ... ...... .............. ........ ......................... ................. ..... .... ii 

Dedication .... ................. ... .... .. ....... .......... ...... ....... ... ...... ................ iii 

Acknowledgements .... .. ..... ................... .............. .. ..... ...... ...... .... .... .... iv 

List of abbreviations ... ........ ... ................ .... ... ........ .. ............ .... ........ .... v 

Operational definitions .. .. ... .. ... ... ..... ..... ...... ... .. ... ... ... ..... ..... .... .......... ... vii 

List of tables ........... ...... ... .......... ........ .... ......... .. ............................... .ix 

Table of contents ...... ....... ........ ... ... .. ...... .............. .... ....... .. .......... ..... .. x 

Abstract ....... ..... ...... ..... ....... ...... ...... ... .. .......... ... .. .. .. ...... ... ....... ........ xiii 

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 

1.0 Background of the study ...... ....... .. ...... ....... ... ....................... ........... . .1 

1.1 Statement of the problem .. .. .. ... ............ ...... .... .... .... .. ....... ..... ..... ...... .. 5 

1.2 Purpose of the study .... ... .. ....... .. ..... .. ..... ... ........ ... ... ..... ....... .... .. ........ 6 

1.3 Broad objectives ... .. .............. ...... ............... ...... ... ..... ..... .................. 7 

1.3.1 Specific objectives of the study ... ... .......... ...... .... ............................... 7 

1.4 Research questions ..... ........ .. .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ....... ........... ..... ......... ..... 7 

1.5 Scope of the study .. .. ........ ... ... ... ... .. .... .. ....... .... ......................... ........ 8 

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 

2.0. Introduction ... .. ....... .. ... ....... ... .... ... .. .. ... ... .......... ...... ..... .. .. .... ..... ... 9 

2.1.0 The PEAP .......................................... .... ... ..... ... ... .. .... ... .... .. ... ..... 10 

2.1.1 PAF programme .... .. ...... ................................................................ 11 

2.1.2 A brief review on the benefits of rural roads ...................... .... .. .... .... .... .. 14 

2.1.3 Importance of rural road improvement in agricultural development ..... ........... 19 

2. 1.4 Roads infrastructure and links with agricultural input and output markets .......... 21 

2.1.5 Other institutions needed and links to road infrastructure ............ ................. 22 

2.1.6 Rural road infrastructure and poverty alleviation ......... ......... ..................... 22 

2.1. 7 Rural road infrastructure, international competitiveness and globalization .......... 25 

2.1.8 Rural road infrastructure's current status in selected developing countries .... ... .. 26 

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2.2 About investments in rural road infrastructure ............................ .. ........... .27 

2.3.0 Road net work classification ................... ............ ...... ... .... ................... 31 

2.3.1 Lay out of the road .. ... .. ... ....................... ....... ............ ....... ............... 32 

2.4 Feeder road supervision ... ... ...... ... ............ ........................................ .32 

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY 

3.0 The research design ...... ... ......... ....... ........ ... ...................................... 35 

3.1 Target population ............... ..... .. ......................... ............................ .35 

3.2 Sample selection techniques .................................. .... ......... .. ........ ..... . 36 

3.3 Sampling frame ..... ....... ....... ..... ...... ... ....... ..... ... ....... .... ................... 37 

3.4 Sample size ................. ..... ..... ...................................................... 37 

3.5 Response rate ................................................................................. 37 

3.6 Measurement ................ ................................................................. 37 

3.7 Type and sources of empirical data collected ........................ ... .... ............. 38 

3.8 Data collection instruments ..................... ...... .. ... .. ... .... ..... ..... ............. .38 

3.9 Presentation and analysis of the data .......... ..... ... .... ............. ................... 39 

3.10 Study limitations .. .................... ..... .... ... .. ... ..................................... .39 

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND 

INTERPRETATION OF DATA 

4.0 Introduction ......... ... ...... .. ........ ..... ....... .................... ..... ............... 41 

4.1 Analysis on resources allocated to feeder roads ........................ ..... ........ .41 

4.2 The status of feeder roads ... ... ....... ..... ... ..... ................ ..................... 44 

4.3 Analysis on the challenges and problems encountered in developing 

the feeder roads .. ... ... ............. ... ....... ... ..... .. ... ........... .. ............... .. . 47 

4.4 Analysis on the policy recommendations for enhancing the development of 

Feeder roads ............................................................... .. .... .......... 59 

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

5.0 Introduction ... ...... ... ........ ...... .. ........... ... ............ ..................... .......... 68 

5.1 Summary ...... .... .... ........... ........ .. ... ......... ..... ... ............... ... ..... .......... 69 

5.2 Conclusion ........ ... ... .... ....... ...... ....... .... ............................. ............... 70 

5.3 Recommendations ......... ..................... .. ... ... ...... ...... ..... ....... ............... 71 

Suggested arrears for further research .... ... .. ...... ...... ...... ..... ... .... .... ... ..... .. ..... 72 

References ... ......... .. .............. ... ......... ..... ...... ....................... ............ .... 73 

APPENDICES 

Appendix I- Questionnaire ...... ... .... .. ........................ ...... ............ ............. 81 

Appendix II- Observation check list .. .. .. ...... .. .. ................. .................. ........ 86 

Appendix III - General comments/views/suggestions given by the respondents 

in the course of data collection ................................................. 87 

Appendix IV- Sampled roads .... ...... ..... ........ ....... ... .. ..... ......... .............. ... . 95 

Appendix V - Map of Uganda showing the location of Kibaale District. .......... 96 

Appendix VI -Names of Districts in Uganda ........ ...... .. ................ ................. 97 

Appendix VII- Map ofKibaale District showing population density 

by sub county ... ............. .................. .. .. ... ........ ... .... .. ... 99