UCMID program focuses on interventions designed to address the urban challenges identified in the urban policy in line with Vision 2040 and the Fourth National Development Plan (UNDP IV) for the period of 2025-2030.
The program is aligned with the government national urban policy, which positions cities and urban centres as drivers of change for development and aims to promote livable urban areas that are organized, productive and sustainable.
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Kotido and Moroto Municipality are among the 26 municipalities set to benefit from Shs2 trillion Uganda Cities and Municipalities Infrastructure Development (UCMID) program funded by World Bank.
The six year urban development programme, approved on March 31, 2026, in Washington will benefit 10 cities, 26 municipalities and 13 refugees hosting districts and create directly at least 40,000 direct jobs for urban residents including 20,000 permanent ones in operation and services as reported by Daily Monitor.
According to Daily Monitor, the Uganda Cities and Municipalities Infrastructure Development (UCMID) program will support the 10 secondary cities, of Jinja, Mbarara, Soroti, Mbale, Fort Portal, Gulu, Lira, Arua, Hoima and Masaka.
The 11 municipalities include; Moroto, Kabale, Tororo, Kitgum, Kasese, Kamuli, Mubende, Busia, Ntungamo, Apac, Lugazi, and Entebbe, which benefited from the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID) program.
Kotido, Kumi, Nebbi, Kapchorwa, Koboko, Mbanda, Njeru, Isingiro, Bushenyi-Ishaka, Sheema, Masindi, Rukungiri, and Mityana are among the new 15 cities that have earmarked to benefit from the UCMID program.
The program focuses on interventions designed to address the urban challenges identified in the urban policy in line with Vision 2040 and the Fourth National Development Plan (UNDP IV) for the period of 2025-2030.
Some of its objectives include; development urban and maintain infrastructure in line with physical development plans, development sustainable waste management systems, strengthen land use systems, and increase economic opportunities in urban areas.
UCMID program is aligned with the government national urban policy, which positions cities and urban centres as drivers of change for development and aims to promote livable urban areas that are organized, productive and sustainable.
The financing aid is from the a World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), Uganda Cities and Municipalities Infrastructure Development UCMID will deliver improved access to essential urban infrastructure and services such as all-weather roads, storm water drainage, street lighting ,public markets, and other urban amenities.
The Uganda Cities and Municipalities Infrastructure Development (UCMID) program is designed as a five-year follow-on initiative to the previous USMID program, running from the 2025/2026 fiscal year through 2030/2031.
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