SBC UGANDA LTD SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY HOIMA AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

Posted On 13 Mar 2020

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By our reporter
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In Hoima

It has been a merry making at Nyamasoga Primary school in greater Buseruka Sub county Hoima district as leaders received donations from SBC Uganda Ltd, an Israel construction company that is constructing the Hoima international airport in Kabaale Sub County.
The team led by Dotan Hameiri, the companyâ€™s operations manager handed over a modern pit latrine constructed at Kigaga market, hand pump borehole constructed in Kijjumba LCI, a water tank of 10,000 liters capacity installed at Hoima Central police station.
Among others are dustbins to be installed in Kabale, Rugashari and Buseruka trading centers, hand wash facilities to Hoima Ebola task force.
This has been a second activity on the social corporate responsibility program in the year 2020 according to Amos Murisa the companyâ€™s public relations officer.
Dotan Hameiri, the operations manager said that their focus is on health and education and asked both the community and leaders to be part of them, work together to achieve more in implementing the project.
While receiving hand wash facilities, Dr. Joseph Ruyonga, the Hoima district health officer cautioned the public against pandemic diseases of Corona virus and Ebola by following health advice.
Anthony Lukwago, the Hoima chief administrative officer who has been also the chief guest applauded SBC Uganda LTD for outstanding other companies within the district and supporting the community.
Amidst the handover, SBC Uganda raised a challenge of few community members who have on several occasions started fire in the gazetted land for oil and gas that is hindering their works.
Security heads pledged to hold sensitization meetings to find a solution of fire challenges.
SBC Uganda is working on a Shs. 1.3 trillion project and work is expected to end in 2023.