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Eng. Kalimbaga officially assumes office as President of ARMFA
A historic milestone was marked as Eng. Rashid S. Kalimbaga officially assumed office as President of the Executive Committee of the African Road Maintenance Funds Association (ARMFA) for the 2025–2027 term, during the Hand-Over, Installation and Investiture Ceremony.
The ceremony was witnessed by the Honourable Abdallah Hamis Ulega (MP), Minister for Works of the United Republic of Tanzania, alongside distinguished leaders from across the continent.
In his acceptance remarks, Eng. Kalimbaga expressed deep appreciation to the outgoing President, Eng. Moussa Essaie Aubin, for his outstanding leadership in strengthening partnerships, advancing capacity building, and elevating ARMFA’s profile at regional and continental levels.
He reaffirmed ARMFA’s critical role in sustaining Africa’s road assets amid rising maintenance demands, climate change impacts, and evolving financing challenges, calling for unity, innovation, and stronger collaboration among Member States in line with AU Agenda 2063 and AfCFTA objectives.
The President also officially announced that the ARMFA General Assembly 2026 will be hosted in Kigali, Rwanda, underscoring East Africa’s growing role in continental integration and infrastructure governance.
Eng. Kalimbaga concluded by committing to integrity-driven, results-oriented leadership to make this mandate a turning point in ARMFA’s history.
Long live African cooperation. Long live ARMFA.
