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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Authorities in Namutumba Town Council, Namutumba District, have passed an ordinance, mandating residents and business persons to pay for garbage generated at their workplaces and homes.<\/b><\/p>\n

Since becoming operational in July 2007, the town council has grappled with poor waste management due to rapid population growth and inadequate funding, among others.<\/p>\n

Mr Yakubu Magola, the town council health inspector, said the ordinance mandates them to seek a contractor to manage waste.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are still agreeing on the cost, but it will be between Shs500 and Shs1,000 per day,\u201d Mr Magola said in an interview on Monday.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cThe cost is not going to be uniform. We have different categories of people and even the volume of garbage they generate are also different. Shop owners will pay a different amount from, say, market vendors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Magola hailed the resolution as a \u201cgame changer\u201d, saying it will discourage people from dumping garbage in any open space in town and also reduce authorities\u2019 \u201cburden\u201d when it comes to managing waste.<\/p>\n

He said the contractor will be collecting and disposing off garbage while the town council will play a supervisory role.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe challenge we have faced for all these years is poor revenue collection. A number of people do not want to pay taxes, which has made it difficult for authorities to maintain beauty and hygiene in other parts of the town,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Mr Sudasi Mushega, the Matyama Ward councillor, said seeking a contractor is intended to actualise the \u201cKeep Namutumba Clean\u201d slogan, while increasing local revenue for garbage management.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne needs to know how costly it is to generate garbage and dump it in every open space in town,\u201d he said, adding that after generating garbage, some people collect and burn it in town instead of putting it in boxes.<\/p>\n

Locals, however, blame authorities for not doing enough to manage waste.<\/p>\n

Mr Alexander Waiswa, a resident of Central Ward, said the town council only collects two tonnes out of 50 tonnes of solid waste dumped in town daily. \u201c<\/p>\n

Sometimes garbage collectors go several months without getting their monthly pay,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Muhammad Kirya, a resident of Kangulumo \u2018A\u2019 Village, said he is not willing to pay for garbage collection because it will be \u201cdouble taxation\u201d, citing payment for trading licences, and weekly dues paid by vendors in the central market.<\/p>\n

Ms Rebecca Namukose, also a resident of Central Ward, said no amount of force will solve the challenge of waste in town.<\/p>\n

Mr Bakali Mutuya, the chairperson of traders in Namutumba Town Council, however, appealed to the authorities to first sensitise the wider community about the new law and the importance of paying for garbage collection.<\/p>\n

\u201cAuthorities sensitised the traders\u2019 leadership about the new law and how the contractor will be managing the waste, but the community, which generates garbage, is being left out,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Godfrey Mwembe, the town council chairperson, said the local revenue is not enough to manage waste.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is true the business community pays licences, but time has come for them to pay for the garbage they generate at their workplaces. The only way to manage waste is getting a contractor like Iganga Municipal Council did,\u201d he suggested.<\/p>\n

Source: Monitor<\/b><\/p>\n

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