East African Gazette
Kampala
Kampala residents are concerned over the slow pace of work construction among Kampala roads that has affected their Business
According to Adual Mustafah Kasumba a resident of Kosovo Lumgujja in Lubaga division said, it’s nearly four months since our road was closed and blocked and we don’t know when it will be completed.
“We are fed up with the delays on the roads which has affected our businesses, it is nearly back to school and our shops have been closed, we want the contractor to come up with a clear plan when did the road be completed” Kasumba
When the team of Kampala opposition leaders arrived at Kosovo bridge there was no tractors or graders on ground
Kasumba made the remarks when a team of Uganda opposition leaders toured the state of Kampala City Roads.
A team of Members of the Shadow Cabinet led by the Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago on Thursday made a guided tour of City Roads to assess the bad state of the city roads.
During the tour on the current status of City Roads, the leader of opposition and also Nakawa West Member of Parliament (MP) Joel Ssenyonyi noted that despite resources being available for reconstruction of some city roads, the progress has been remarkably slow, and riddled by acts of corruption.
Lukwago informed the MPs that following recommendations of Parliament for review of Road Works in Kampala, sh.350bn was realized in savings from the Kampala City Roads Rehabilitation Project (KCRRP), he however appealed to Parliament to support the City, which is on the verge of losing the African Development Bank funding for the Project, due to concerns raised by the Bank, which must be addressed by today’s deadline.
He assured the residents of compensation for the affected communities.
The team that comprised of Shadow Ministers, City Members of Parliament, Derrick Nyeko(Makindye East) Joel Ssenyonyi (Nakawa West) Nsubuga Balimwezo (Nakawa East) Authority Speaker, Division Urban Mayors and a host of other leaders visited Roads; Salaama Road, which despite leading to a referral hospital is in a bad state, Nateete traffic lights junction, Kosovo bridge-Lungujja Road amongst others.
Lutajanzi a resident of Kibuli whose land was cut off said that 10 feet to 300 feet into his land and was claiming that as the government has come up with development he as an individual is unhappy.
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