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Overview

China donates 30 garbage trucks to Uganda

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$3,346,981
Commitment Year•2002Country of Activity•UgandaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•UgandaSector•Water Supply And SanitationFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Oct 10, 2002
Start (actual)
Dec 8, 2003
End (actual)
Dec 8, 2003

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Uganda
  • Kampala City Council

Loan desecription

China donates 30 garbage trucks to Uganda

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On October 10, 2002, the Chinese Government committed RMB 12 million for the provision of Jiefang garbage trucks to the Government of Uganda. Then, on December 8, 2003 at City Hall, Kampala, the Chinese Ambassador, Li Qiangming handed over 30 Jiefang garbage trucks to Finance, Planning, and Economic Development Minister Gerald Ssendaula. 20 of the garbage trucks were given to the Kampala City Council (KCC), with 2 each going to Jinja, Mbarara, Mbale, Entebbe and Masaka.

Staff comments

The formal grant agreement title for this project is "30 KCC Jiefang Tippers 2002." Tippers are a type of truck manufactured by Jiefang. The Aid Management Platform (AMP) of the Government of Uganda's Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development recorded the total grant commitment value as $1,448,026.70. It also indicates that $1,372,104.35 USD was disbursed through this grant agreement. On May 18, 2009, a member of Uganda's Parliament named Hood Katurama complained that these Jiefang garbage trucks were no longer functional and they needed to be replaced.