Bundibugyo District leaders are seeking about 6.8 billion Shillings to reconstruct 24 roads and bridges that have been destroyed by floods.
The District Disaster Management Committee Chairperson Francis Ssenyondo told Kasese Guide Radio that transport has been curtailed and residents can hardly access markets for their produce as well as other services.
He said the district received only 30 million Shillings under the Uganda Road Fund this quarter which is too little to fix the damaged roads.
Mr. Senyondo speaking……..
The Bughendera County MP Acrobat Moses Kiiza says that the latest flash flooding destroyed two bridges connecting Mirimbi and Ngite Sub Counties, leaving the residents on both sides stranded, and no interventions yet by government since latest heavier floods of 2019.
Hon. Acrobat speaking…….
The District Engineer Robert Muhindo said that the affected roads need to be worked upon before the rainy season escalates to reduce further destruction. END