Publication: Implementation and Impact of RMI : A Survey of Stakeholders in Seven Member Countries
Date
2001-12
ISSN
Published
2001-12
Author(s)
Pinard, M.I.
Kaombwe, S.M.A.
Abstract
Following extensive consultations with
both public and private sector stakeholders, the Road
Management Initiative (RMI) formerly known as Road
Maintenance Initiative was launched in the late 1980.s as a
component of the Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program
(SSATP). This program was led by the Africa Region
Infrastructure Department of the World Bank and the
Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in response to an
increasing concern over deteriorating road infrastructure in
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) despite substantial capital
investments by governments and donors. Since its inception,
the RMI has focused its activities on finding ways and means
of reversing the process of decline that was trapping SSA
governments in the cycle of road building, roads collapsing
prematurely and roads being rebuilt long before the end of
their design life. These activities have generally been
pursued within the context of a key concept to emerge from
the RMI program. that of commercialization of the roads
sector, i.e. bringing roads into the market place, charging
for their use on a fee-for-service basis and managing them
like any other business. At the 14th RMI Annual
Coordinating Committee Meeting (CCM) held in Pretoria, South
Africa in December 1999, member states recommended the
commissioning of a survey in selected countries to obtain
stakeholders views on the RMI vision and strategy and on
what changes seem necessary in the RMI approach to more
effectively facilitate implementation of sustainable
reforms. The survey was undertaken in seven countries:
Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
and the key issues addressed were: 1) Stakeholders
perceptions of the RMI vision for sustainable road
management; 2) The barriers, constraints and concerns
hampering attainment of the RMI vision; 3) The need for
change in the RMI approach, focus and resources; and 4)
Indicators to be used to monitor progress in the
implementation and impact of reforms. This paper reports on
the survey's outcome.
Citation
“Pinard, M.I.; Kaombwe, S.M.A.. 2001. Implementation and Impact of RMI : A Survey of Stakeholders in Seven Member Countries. Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program
working paper series (SSATP);no. 62. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17693 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”