INSTRUCTION
Answer All Questions
Government spent
Shs1.14b on ghost projects in Wakiso
The State Minister for
Economic Monitoring in the Office of the President, Mr Peter Ogwang, has
grilled Wakiso District officials over ghost and substandard projects in the
area.
While visiting Namayumba
Sub-country on Wednesday, a team from the offices of the President and the
prime minister, found that some projects that had been accounted for were
nonexistent.
Among these included a borehole in Bulyaana
Village, Bemba Parish where government spent Shs3m on rehabilitation.
Residents told
the officials that they have challenges in accessing clean water but no
borehole has been built in the area.
The Minister in-charge of General Duties in the Office of the Prime
Minister, Ms Justine Kasule Lumumba, said the joint operation is meant to
ensure effective service delivery in the country.
If we were sending money and the tax payers money is being embezzled, we shall
not sleep any more. We shall be sleeping in the field to know what ever happens
in all corners of this country, Ms. Lumumba said.
The officials
also established that there was substandard work in the upgrading of Nakitokoro
Health Centre III and construction of two staff quarters costing Shs637m.
Also the construction of St Mathias Bananywa Primary School
whose work was completed
two years ago was not up to standard.
For construction of Namayumba Town Council hall,
which is still ongoing, government had budgeted Shs500m but the team said the
project was not worth the Shs57m that has reportedly been spent so far.
The team recommended the arrest and investigation of the town clerk.
Minister
Ogwang said the district engineer, Ms Lilian Namutebi, should also be
investigated in regard to the missing funds and substandard work that has left
the health center block with cracks even before being commissioned.
I am not satisfied with the work, why should a government project
develop cracks within two years? Mr Ogwang wondered.
He accused the district engineer of negligence and incompetence.
You are a professional engineer, why is it like this? Is it that government
facilities must look like that? Ogwang asked.
The district
engineer, Ms. Namutebi, said they identified the defects but they were not
corrected.
At what time
do you people love your country? Do you know that we have buildings which
were constructed during the colonial time which are much stronger than the ones
of today? Ogwang asked.
Mr. Ogwang called for an engineering audit to assess value for money spent on
government projects.
He blamed the lack of services in the district on impunity and swindling
resources
by government officials.
The minister
advised civil servants to either do the right thing or be fired.
You can no longer run or pass us, you either do the right thing or get
out. It has reached a level when the revolution must get to a secondary part,
we have to know which penny has done what and we are ready to do it, he
warned.
Qn. 1
a) From
the case above, discuss the major causes of failure of government projects. (12
marks)
b) Assume
you are appointed to be the Project manager in that district, explain the
strategies you can put in place to make sure that government projects succeed.
(13 marks)
Total 25 Marks
Qn. 2
a) Discuss
the major factors that the government should consider when selecting projects
to implement for the public. (13 marks)
b)
Assume that you have been awarded the
contract to construct one of the government school building in Wakiso District
explain how a work break down structure (WBS) would be relevant to you as a
project planner and to the project and the steps you would follow to make sure
the WBS works well.. (12 marks)
Total 25 Marks
Qn. 3
a). A given project consists of a series of sequential
activities that must be executed each of the activities takes different periods
( in months) to be completed as shown below.
Activity
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
Preceding
activity
A
A
A
B
B
E
F
G,H
C
D
I,J,K
Periods(
months)
5
8
4
2
3
2
2
1
4
4
2
1
Use
the above information to answer the following questions
i)
Using the forward and backward Pass
method, Construct network for the project. ( 7 marks)
ii)
Determine the earliest time it will take
to complete the project. ( 3 marks)
iii)
Determine the critical path for the above
project.( 3marks)
c) Identify
and critically analyze the various sources of financing for projects (12 marks)
Total 25 Marks
Qn. 4
a) Assume
your uncle who lives in the United Kingdom is undertaking a project of
constructing a students hostel in wandegeya. He has assigned you the task of
visiting the construction site and monitoring project progress till completion.
Develop the checklist that you would use to carry out this monitoring
exercise.(9 marks)
b) TASO,
a leading NGO in the fight against HIV/AIDS pandemic in Uganda is planning to establish
a new HIV/AIIDS care, treatment and prevention center in Banda, a Kampala
suburb. As a practicing project analyst contracted by TASO to aid in
preparation and formulation of the project.
i)
Identify and explain the key elements
that you would include in the identification report for this project. (9 marks)
ii)
Discuss the contents that would make
up your feasibility study for the project. (7 marks)
Total 25 Marks