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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>A section of farmers in Buikwe District have faulted the national power distributor, Umeme limited, for failing to reconnect electricity to their maize milling and animal feeds factory despite paying for the service three years ago.<\/p>\n

The farmers under their cooperative union claim to have paid close to Shs28m to Umeme for power connection at their factory in Matale Village, but electricity connection lasted only one day- and went off.<\/p>\n

\u201cEnough is enough! How long does it take Umeme to reconnect us to the national power grid? It is now three years. We need an answer ,\u201d Mr Juma Gizamba, the board chairperson Buikwe- Bumu Farmers\u2019 Cooperative Society, said during an interview on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The cooperative society formed in 2016 comprises ten groups of farmers with more than 2,500 members.<\/p>\n

Mr Gizamba explained that through their cooperative, they procured machines worth Shs450 million to start the factory and applied to the Umeme Branch in Lugazi Town for power in 2017 hoping to start production in 2018.<\/p>\n

He said the Umeme staff at Lugazi referred them to a sub-contractor identified as Cable-Sult Civil and Electrical Engineering Ltd to extend a three phase power line and a transformer to the factory, which was done.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith support from our donors, International Needs Uganda ,we paid for the service and in 2019 Umeme officials inspected the work and approved it and allowed us to start production ,but a few days later , Umeme disconnected us complaining that our consumption was disorganising power supply in the area,\u201d Mr Gizamba said.<\/p>\n

He said when they complained to area Umeme officials, they advised them to ask the managers to install another transformer at the factory, which was not done.<\/p>\n

\u201cOfficials from Cable-Sult Civil and Electrical Engineering Ltd told us that they had played their part and finished and Umeme approved their work .So, this has left us in a three -year power black-out causing us a loss of about Shs1.8 billion,\u201d Mr Gizamba disclosed.<\/p>\n

More losses<\/b><\/p>\n

Buikwe- Bumu Cooperative Society Publicity Secretary, Mr James Mbogo, said after paying for the power connection, they procured over 22 tonnes of maize from farmers and put them in the factory stores for processing and hired about 37 youth and women to work at the factory, but power was abruptly disconnected.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe maize decayed in the store as we waited for reconnection. We were forced to lay off all the workers and everything is at a standstill,\u201d he said<\/p>\n

Umeme Manager for Lugazi Branch, Mr Wilson Egesa, said he is still new in office and not aware about the farmers\u2019 concern.<\/p>\n

\u201cI advise them to come to my office and I promise I will address their concerns,\u201d he told Daily Monitor.<\/p>\n

Cable-Sult Technical Engineering Ltd Engineer, Charles Ssekitooleko said the Covid-19 induced lockdown affected their operations, but promised to get in touch with the farmers\u2019 leaders soon to rectify the issue.<\/p>\n

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