By Kaguta Joel,
The Ministry of Works and Transport has started rehabilitation works of Kigoro Nyisango-Kisondo and Besenia-Kyapa-Nyakabingo community access roads in Kasese district to ease communication at a tune of shillings 1.1 billion.
Mr. Mathew Ochoria who handed over the site to the contractor, Pekasa Enterprises limited on behalf of the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba, said that they were going to work on 4.9 kilometers and 4.8 kilometers roads in Rukooki and Nyakabingo sub-counties respectively and asked the locals to cooperate with the contractor and jealously guard the equipment that will work on the road.
Mr. Ochoria speaking………
Simon Buhaka, the village chairperson for Kigoro is optimistic that the rehabilitation of these two community access roads would boost production and improve the connectivity of the benefiting areas to other destinations.
According to Buhaka, Rukooki sub-county is a food basket and chief producers of non-food items including coffee but was served with poor road network that would enable the farmers to transport their produce to already established markets. Mr. Buhaka speaking…….
Hon. Gideon Thembo Mujungu, the Member of Parliament for Busongora County South described the development as a game changer and suggested to the Ministry of works to consider low cost ceiling for all mountainous road. The legislator on road speaking ………
Mr. Mustafa Kikusa, the Principal Secretary in the office of the Chief Administrative told the locals that the district has allocated Eng. David Rujumba as the supervisor on behalf of Kasese. END