{"id":43541,"date":"2023-01-20T17:14:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T17:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/locals-bitter-over-damaged-bridges"},"modified":"2023-01-20T17:49:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T17:49:59","slug":"locals-bitter-over-damaged-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/locals-bitter-over-damaged-bridges","title":{"rendered":"Locals bitter over damaged bridges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Residents in South Division, Mbarara City have asked the government to work on their bridges, which they claim are in a poor state.<\/p>\n

They said bridges Katete, Mandela-Nyamityobora, Rwentondo-Rubiri, Taso-Nyamitanga and Nyakaizi-Karugangama must be repaired before disaster strikes.<\/p>\n

Mr Julius Byekwaso, the general secretary of Mandela Cell, said many pregnant women have failed to cross the Mandela-Nyamityobora Bridge because they fear it might collapse.<\/p>\n

\u201cI live near the bridge that connects Nyamityobora Parish and Mandela cell. It has been in a poor state for more than 20 years and pregnant women struggle to cross whenever they want to access medical services at Nyamityobora Health Centre,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said school goers face the same challenges during the term.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u2019We reported the issue to Mbarara city council officials, they came saw the place and took the report but nothing was done,\u201d Mr Byekwaso said.<\/p>\n

Businesses affected<\/p>\n

Mr Godfrey Tumwesigye, a boda-boda cyclist and a resident of Katete Cell, said he fears crossing Katete Bridge when carrying passengers because it could cave in.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt becomes very hard for us especially boda boda cyclists to cross different bridges especially the one that connects Katete and the City Centre. We work in fear and yet our leaders have not shown that they have plans [of repairs],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Chairman of Mandela Cell, Mr Mwalimu Abdunul, wondered why the authorities have not worked on the dilapidated Mandela- Nyamityobora Bridge.<\/p>\n

Mr Mwalimu said the bridge was made of timber. \u201cThe timber used is now old. People fall in day after day. So government should save us from this nightmare.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr John Bosco Garubanda, the councilor of Kakoba, said: \u201cThe local leaders visited most of the bridges which are in poor state and city council officials requested us councillors to submit a report which we did but we have not got money to fix them.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Mr Muhammad Byansi, also a city council councillor, said bridges should be worked on because they enhance development.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think as council we should be working on bridges in our city especially the one that connects Rubiri Rwentondo cells. The budget to work on these bridges in Kakoba was passed and they agreed to first fix box culvert bridges but two years have passed without anything being done,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Byansi said all the areas with roads and bridges in poor state contribute to the local revenue collections mainly from property tax, hotel tax, local service fee among others.<\/p>\n

The Mayor of Mbarara South Division, Mr Jomo Mugabe, said the division is not able to fix the bridges.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is true that bridges in Mbarara City are in a poor state. The recent heavy rains have worsened the situation, especially for Bishop Stuart University students who stay in Karugangama,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Richard Mugisha, the deputy city clerk, said they do not have the mandate to work on bridges as a City Council.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe mandate to work on bridges belongs to the central government that is the ministry of works and Transport through Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra) . For us as a city we only get Shs1b from Uganda Road Fund, specifically for the maintenance of roads. ,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cwe are not supposed to work on a new road or fix a bridge, it is the responsibility of the central government however we have been patching up and replacing top plate at Katete Bridge but it is not our mandate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Affected bridges<\/b><\/p>\n

The bridges in a sorry state include;-<\/p>\n

Katete, Mandela-Nyamityobora, Rwentondo-Rubiri, Taso-Nyamitanga and Nyakaizi-Karugangama<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Uganda. Residents in South Division, Mbarara City have asked the government to work on their bridges, which they claim are in a poor state. They said bridges Katete, Mandela-Nyamityobora, Rwentondo-Rubiri, Taso-Nyamitanga and Nyakaizi-Karugangama must be repaired before disaster strikes. 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