AFRICAN ROAD MAINTENANCE FUNDS ASSOCIATION
 

REPORT OF THE ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND WORKSHOP OF THE AFRICAN ROAD MAINTENANCE FUNDS ASSOCIATION (ARMFA)

NAIROBI, KENYA
10 to 12 NOVEMBER 2004
 
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    The 2nd regular African Road Maintenance Funds Association General assembly and Workshop organized by the Kenya Roads Board under the patronage of the Ministry of Roads and Public Works (Kenya) in collaboration with the Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) was held in Nairobi, Kenya from the 10th to the 12th of November 2004.

    The following nineteen countries were represented:

    Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Guinea, DRC, Namibia and Madagascar.

    Guinea, DRC, Ethiopia, Uganda and Namibia attended as observers but Guinea was admitted as a full member during the general assembly.

    The objectives of the General Assembly and the Workshop were inter alia:
    • Presentation of the Activity Report of the Executive Bureau (EB) of ARMFA,
    • Consideration and adoption of the draft Internal Regulations of ARMFA (Prepared by the Executive Bureau).
    • Deliberations on other routine ARMFA matters e.g.
      • Admission of new members
      • Review of membership contributions
      • Selection of venue of the 2005 General Assembly
    • Sharing experiences in a Workshop for Road Fund managers, selected Road Authority managers and other road sub-sector stakeholders. The theme of Workshop was “Performance Criteria, Monitoring and Evaluation of e xecution of Road Maintenance Works ”.
The programme for the General assembly and workshop is included in the annex.
OPENING CEREMONY
  • Brief welcoming remarks
    the CEO of Kenya Eng. I.K.W. MUTONYI,the Chairman Eng. S.N. OTONGLO, the President of ARMFA Mr. Assiba Amoussou GUENOU and the PS, MOR&PW represented by Eng. C.F. KIRANGA [E-I-C]) .
  • Speech of Minister Hon. Eng. Raila A. ODINGA
    Kenya’s Minister for Roads and Public Works
THE TECHNICAL WORKSHOP
The technical workshop was held on the first day in three sessions chaired by Prof. F.J. Gichaga (University of Nairobi, Kenya), Mrs. Rose Mang’enya (Chairperson, Tanzania Road Fund) and Eng. P. Ssebanakitta (Road Agency Formation Unit, Uganda) respectively.

The following eight themes were covered in the presentations and debated/discussed during the plenary sessions:
  1. Performance Based Management,
    presented by Mr. Stephen J. Brushett, Thematic Leader for Road Management and Finance, SSATP
  2. Monitoring and Evaluation of Works
    presented by H.B. NJUGUNA
  3. Operations of Kenya Roads Board
    presented by I K W Mutonyi
  4. Corruption and the Roads sector
    presented by Laila MACHARIA, conseiller régional
  5. Internal Control Procedures; the Road Works Inspectorate
    presented by C.F. KIRANGA, MOR&PW,Kenya
  6. Technical and Financial Audits
    presented by Mr. Joseph O. Haule, CEO, Tanzania Road Fund
  7. Axle Load Monitoring and Control
    présenté par Eng. F.G. Ngachu, Ag. Chief Engineer, Roads, MOR&PW, Kenya
  8. Surcharge trans-frontalière
    presented by Mr. M. Kingsford AMOAH, CEO, Ghana Road Fund
 
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The second day was dedicated to 2nd regular General Assembly (GA). Mr. Assiba AMOUSSOU GUENOU chaired the GA in his capacity as the ARMFA President.
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