By Libino Byamukama.
apearlnews.com
Authorities in Rukiga district are struggling to raise funds to rehabilitate roads and Bridges after the heavy downpour washed them away.
This was on Friday revealed after touring the roads and bridges which are in a very deprived state by district officials, Area MPs together with the State Minister for Works Hon Musa Ecweru
The District Roads which need a serious rehabilitation include Rushebeya Nozi Butambi, Nyaruziba- Nyakashebeya- Ruyumbu, Kamwezi- Kibanda and Sindi -Kichenche.
Some of the bridges which also need urgent attention are Kishenyi bridge connecting Kigara and kibanda parishes,Munkole bridge along Kamwezi road, Nyakahanga bridge along Rwamutunguru Kashekye road, Kitaraka foot bridge connecting Rushebeya to Kihorezo, Rugoma bridge on Kakiriizi Rugama Mukyogo road, Mparo bridge connecting Rushebeya trading center and Rwamucucu sub county, Kabisha bridge connecting kafunjo parish in Kashambya sub county to Bikongozo parish in Nyakishenyi sub county Rukungiri District and Kyogo Bridge connecting Kyogo parish to Kyogo health center II.
Addressing the journalists, the state minister for works Musa Ecweru said that Rukiga District needs a formative intervention to make public places accessible like Health centers.
He added that most of the bridges were constructed many years back and some of the bridges which the local government has tried to construct are wooden based and carry very many goods and food from Rukiga to Kampala.
Ecweru assured the MPs and the district chairman saying that Rukiga is not an orphan saying that he is very confident that the assessment he has carried out and the report from the District Engineer is going to generate interventions some of them which will be immediate term intervention and long term intervention.
He however said that places like Health centers must be accessed immediately even with limited resources.
The Rukiga district legislators Kamusiime Caroline Muhwezi and Ndyomugyenyi Roland said that the roads are the major important aspects of human beings.
They added that life is being lost, expectant mothers and school going children are facing a challenge of crossing collapsed bridges and poor roads.
They further said that Rukiga has not been benefiting much from the government but since the State minister has witnessed what is on the ground, their requests are going to be had.
Some of the concerned locals Arinaitwe Silvia, Anent Kanyesigye and Vanansio Byamugisha said the broken bridges are hindering them from doing business, expectant mothers and students finding it to travel.
They challenged the government to urgently intervene to save the situation before the situation escalates.
According to the district Engineer James Kiganda each road requires 550M to be renovated and 120M for each Bridge making it a total of 1.27 billion shillings.
