By Naboth Isaac Niwagaba
apearlnews.com
The Kabale District LC.5 Chairperson Nelson Nshangabasheija has cautioned Rukara Enterprises, the contractor of Hamabare – Kisasa Road construction in Kamuganguzi Subcounty against shoddy work.
Nshangabasheija was speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for the same road, at Kamuganguzi Subcounty headquarters.
Rukara Enterprises was contracted to construct the 6.2 Km hamabare – Kisasa road with first class muram at a tune of Ugx 606. 83m. The scope of work includes bush clearing, road widening, heavy grading and spot gravelling.
Construction works have already started at Nyakyonga Bridge where two culverts have been installed along the road, a few metres from Katuna road to reduce flooding of River Rwabakazi, which usually makes the area impassable for motorists.
Nshangabasheija warned that his office would not hesitate to hold the contractor accountable for any substandard work. He also tasked the District Engineer John Bagamuhunda, Subcounty Councilors and the LC.1 Chairpersons to monitor the road construction and report any suspected shoddy work.
Nshangabasheija also read out the written message from the area member of parliament who doubles as Minister of trade and industry, David Bahati, in which he asked parents to protect the girl child from sexual exploitation by workers on the road project.
The Ministry of Works and Transport Engineer Bernard Musinguzi read out the the Bills of Quantities, and revealed that Mr.Francis Uwimana, the Managing Director of Rukara Enterprises is a retired Engineer and former staff at the ministry , and therefore they had trust in him to produce quality work during the Hamabare – Kisasa Road construction.
Meanwhile, the Kabale District Chief Administrative Officer Edmond Ntimba informed the locals that Hamabare – Kisasa Road is classified as a community project, and there would be no compensation for those affected since construction only begins after the residents accept the road by writing.
The Kamukungu Village Chairperson Peter Kariyo spoke on behalf of the residents and said that the locals were ready to cooperate in the road construction process for development in the area.
