Lack of construction equipment is hitting hard Eastern Equatoria ministry of Transport and Roads’ capacity to keep the highways in the state in proper order.
Minister Peter Otim Karlo revealed to Emmanuel Radio that his ministry did not have a single unit of equipment to start repairing bad roads in the state.Mr. Otim said the Ministry needed urgently one grader, one loader, one excavator, one roller, four tipper lorries and one water tank to start road repairs.
He added that the state should repair damaged roads between the borders of Central Equatoria and Kenya to facilitate the movement of people and goods.
Mr. Otim said spare parts for machinery were bought by nontechnical personnel in the ministry of Finance.
He said officials who carried the procurement at times bought spares without knowing the right descriptions and bought items did not match with the required parts.
The ministry of Transport and Roads was created after the Ministry of Infrastructure and Social Development was restructured following orders to expand state ministries from nine to 12.