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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Local leaders and residents of Butebo District have blamed rampant poverty in the district on the poor road network.<\/p>\n

The leaders say locals, who are mostly agriculturalists, have challenges in transporting their produce to the market, especially on Pallisa-Butebo-Nakaloke road, which links the district to Bugisu and Teso sub-regions.<\/p>\n

Mr Robert Kiwere, one of the elders, said the feeder roads are also in deplorable condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis district has one of the worst road network in the sub-region. We face difficulties accessing the main road due to the bad condition of the feeder roads, especially during the rainy season,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr James Opolot, another resident of Kabwangasi Town Council, said: \u201cThe state of the roads have hiked the cost of transport and affected economic development.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Opolot said most of the Passenger Service Vehicles have abandoned using Pallisa-Butebo-Nakaloke road.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe few vehicles which have remained have taken the advantage of the bad road to overcharge passengers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ms Annet Naula, another resident, said: \u201cThe district is blessed with agricultural products, but farmers fail to access better markets.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said the transport cost has hiked. Ms Naula said boda boda riders charge Shs10,000 from Butebo to Mbale District.<\/p>\n

Funding gap<\/p>\n

Mr James Okurut, the chairperson of Butebo, acknowledged the challenge and blamed it on poor government funding.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a poor state of the road network connecting to other districts and the existing access roads also remain in a sorry state due to inadequate funds given under the Road Fund,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not the first time this matter has been brought to the attention of the government. We [leaders] have voiced this concern at different platforms, but unfortunately the government hasn\u2019t responded,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said they presented a memo to President Museveni over the poor state of Pallisa-Butebo-Nakaloke road, but they have not received any official communication.<\/p>\n

Mr Richard Mugoda, the district youth councillor, said: \u201cThe national cake should be shared equally. What was the essence of creating the district when it\u2019s operating in total darkness due to lack of electricity and poor state of the roads.\u201d<\/p>\n

The district Woman MP, Ms Agnes Amede, said: \u201cWe call upon the government to consider this road as a priority. The district leadership has been reminding the government of the plight of the community in vain.\u201d<\/p>\n

The locals also implored the government to consider tarmacking Pallisa-Butebo-Nakaloke, which is approximately 45km in order to promote trade.<\/p>\n

ROAD FUND<\/p>\n

Butebo was curved out of Pallisa in 2017 and it receives Shs140 million under the Road Fund. Butebo, which is landlocked entirely, depends on the road for business.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Uganda. Local leaders and residents of Butebo District have blamed rampant poverty in the district on the poor road network. The leaders say locals, who are mostly agriculturalists, have challenges in transporting their produce to the market, especially on Pallisa-Butebo-Nakaloke road, which links the district to Bugisu and Teso sub-regions. 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