By Fred Bwambale,
The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has asked leaders in Local Governments that are benefiting from the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Programme –USMID funded projects to develop project sustainability plans.
Steven Bogere, a senior sociologist and coordinator of the Urban Forum Activities under the Ministry of Lands, says local governments should work on up-scaling citizen engagement and responsibility to look after the roads, create trade order, and provide community policing so that the projects can last.
Bogere, who was speaking during a formalization tour of the new executive members of the Urban National Urbanization Forum (UNUF) in Kasese town yesterday, said it’s important that the planning and budgeting decisions at the local governments clearly consider the sustainability of the projects, including allocating resources for maintenance of roads, garbage, and street lights. Mr. Bogere speaking……
Bogere noted that the new infrastructure is intended to improve people’s lives in terms of movements and businesses and also bring satisfaction to the community living and working in the towns.
Kasese Municipal Physical Planner Wilfred Baluku However advocates for a special fund from government given that the district is prone to disasters which cause huge damages that cannot be met by the local revenue collections. Mr. Wilfred speaking…….
Mary Kabugho, who operates a Unisex salon on Margherita Street, appreciates the new developments, which she says give them a chance to extend their operating hours, However, she is calling for a sustainable waste management plan. END.
