UNRA, RUKUNGIRI DISTRICT FAIL TO MAINTAIN ROADS

By Ronald Kabanza

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In Rukungiri

Torrential rains and the poor mechanical conditions of the road maintaining equipments have left roads in Rukungiri district impassible.

This was revealed by the Rukungiri district roads and bridges committee chairperson Hon. Fred Turyamuhweza during the roads tour across the district.

Hon.Turyamuhweza’s comment comes after a section of residents from the sub- counties of Buyanja, Nyakishenyi, Bugangari, and Nyarushanje started threatening to stage peaceful demonstrations protesting against the poor conditions of the roads in their areas.

Hon. Turyamuhweza, the Member of Parliament Rujumbura County said that the road maintaining tractor has been down for two months and currently it is in Kampala being worked.

He also added that being a rainy season, it becomes difficult for the district to maintain roads across the district.

Rukungiri district has a road network of over 6000 Kilometers, only 100 kilometers is tarmac and the rest is murram that needs to be maintained after every financial year but due to financial hardships some even take 2 years without maintainance.

Some of these roads are maintained by Uganda National Roads Authority, others by the district and the rest by sub- counties but worst of all the conditioned roads are those that are maintained by Uganda National Roads Authority and the district.

Some of the worst conditioned roads are Kisiizi- kabisoni road that stretches from deep Rubabo to Rukungiri- Ntungamo highway, Rukungiri district- Kanungu road, Rukungiri town – Bwambara sub- county road among others .All these are maintained by both Rukungiri district local government using road funds and Uganda national roads Authority.

Alison Abenabo Twine of Uganda National Roads Authority Kabale station told our reporter that as a responsible body, they are aware of these roads saying that they had maintained some but due to heavy rains that were characterized by strong runoffs,the roads were made impassable.

She added that for Kisiisi- Kebisoni road the contractor is already at the site and maintaining process is in progress and rest of the roads are to be worked upon in the coming financial year

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