{"id":10330,"date":"2022-01-24T14:49:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T14:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/rundu-fails-to-spend-n5-million-to-improve-roads"},"modified":"2022-01-24T15:16:29","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T15:16:29","slug":"rundu-fails-to-spend-n5-million-to-improve-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/rundu-fails-to-spend-n5-million-to-improve-roads","title":{"rendered":"Rundu fails to spend N$5 million to improve roads"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>John Muyamba<\/b><\/p>\n

The Road Fund Administration has expressed disappointment in the Rundu Town Council for failing to make use of the N$5.5 million allocated to them to improve the town\u2019s decaying roads.<\/p>\n

The council only managed to use 30% of the total allocation for the now-ending financial year. \u201cAs we were driving, I was asking my engineers why the roads in Rundu are continuously in bad shape. Is it that we are giving them little resources, or is it the lack of planning on the town council\u2019s side? Let me be candid. During the financial year, which started on 1 April 2021 up to now, we have allocated about N$5.5 million to the Rundu Town Council to maintain their roads and streets,\u201d said RFA chief executive officer (CEO) Ali Ipinge, who visited Rundu on Wednesday during a site inspection of Roads Authority (RA) projects on the outskirts of this north-eastern town.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are now having exactly two-and-a-half months to the end of the financial year and the expenditure on that allocation is 30%, and there are a lot of potholes. Pretty much the whole town, either on bitumen or gravel, they are all in bad shape,\u201d Ipinge stressed. The RFA CEO said since arriving in town on Tuesday, he didn\u2019t see a single maintenance team.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople say it\u2019s not always about money. It is a question of what you can do with the limited resources that you have. So, in this case, unfortunately, we start to say that this has not been a good example. N$5.5 million to some people is not a lot of money,\u2019\u2019 he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut if I just do a comparison: Katima Mulilo gets less than Rundu, but the roads are pretty much in good shape. If you go to Tsumeb, they get less than what Rundu gets\u2026 So, that is the challenge that was going through my head as I was driving,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

Ipinge reiterated that it\u2019s not always a question of money, it\u2019s a question of planning and execution. \u201cAnd if you show that you can do those things, then money follows. Thirty percent expenditure, and you have got about two months left? What it tells me is that you still pretty much are not going to spend that money,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd on the RFA side, what we do with all the beneficiaries of the RFA funding, all local authorities, all regional councils and the Roads Authority and others, is that we only pay out on actual work done. What that means is that we\u2019re not going to give you the rest of the money because you have not done the work, so that is the challenge that we have, but I think we can advise,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

On a commitment point of view, the RFA financially committed to support the town council on the overhaul of the most damaged road in the town, which is known as Independence Avenue, provided that the town council appoints a reputable contractor to do the job.<\/p>\n

Rundu mayor Gabriel Kanyanga said in responce that they currently have no engineers at the council who are supposed to perform and supervise technical staff on roads maintenance. On Independence Avenue that has been a nightmare to motorists, the mayor said a contractor was identified and is due to start work.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realised that as Rundu Town Council, we have a lack of engineers in our staff establishment. It\u2019s a challenge that while we as politicians are trying to push to make sure that things are working, staff members are resigning. The issue of the financial year is also hampering our projects as government\u2019s financial year starts in April and ends in March, while all local authorities\u2019 financial year start in June,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs politicians, we will also be able to ask our technocrats what is going on; money is given, and it is not utilised. We promised our electorate, and as we are gaining experience, we are going to deliver,\u201d he noted. Works minister John Mutorwa, who was part of the site visits, was unhappy with how things are being handled at the town.<\/p>\n

\u201cMayor, I\u2019m not putting you on the spot. You just came in while the Rundu Town Council started in 1992. But let\u2019s say now everything is being allowed to collapse, and the gravel roads that were there are no more there. Why? Because of funds? You were given N$5.5 million, and you only used 30% of that. But the roads are non-existent. What good are you doing?\u201d Mutorwa asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s better to use everything that is availed to you and deal with the issue at hand, and then you proceed to finish the rest. Don\u2019t allow everything to collapse,\u201d the minister advised.<\/p>\n

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