The Ministry of Works is faced with predicament of attracting competent road contractors in Karamoja area officials have revealed.

Officials say they are failing to get capable road contractors for road works which link Uganda to Kenya from Karamoja region.

Bagire the state minister for works.

State Minister for Transport, Aggrey Bagiire, cited the perceived insecurity in Karamoja as scaring contractors to take up contracts for roads in this area

He says that when government calls for the construction companies to apply for bidding, they do not find any firm qualifying for road works since only incompetent contractors are mostly submitting their bidding documents for the road works.

He says that for gravel roads, the region has enough local contractors for such road works but that the problem comes while searching for firms to take over works for the tarmacking of roads.

He says that the ministry plans to engage the ministry of defence to guarantee security for a contractor who will then tarmac the road as the major concern for firms has been the fear of insecurity in the areas where the road is to pass.

Bagiire added that there is need for publicity to assure firms that Uganda is secure in all parts of the country.