Wastewater destroying Nakawa roads irks contractors
According to the inspection team, the property owners also violated the Sewerage and Sanitation Ordinance, discharging waste or solid waste into storm drains and water bodies thus violating the KCCA Sewerage and Faecal Sludge Maintenance Ordinance, with penalties reaching 48 currency points or two years' imprisonment.
Nakawa Road works inspection team, including Nakawa Mayor Ali Bukeni and town clerk Moses Ssempa (C), among other officials, on November 12 inspecting Kigobe Road. (Credit: Juliet Waiswa)
KAMPALA - Wastewater overflowing from a construction site in Nakawa division in Kamapala has disrupted public road works in the area.
The misconduct attributed to property owners was discovered on Thursday as a group of local leaders and engineers inspected infrastructure development projects in Kampala's suburbs.
During the inspection of roads along Kigobe Road connecting Ntinda and Kyambogo, Kalinabiri Road, leaders learnt that some projects have been delayed because wastewater often washes the crushed stones and gravel used to seal the roads.
The Nakawa Mayor, Ali Bukeni, popularly known as Nubian Li whose team, including the town clerk Moses Ssempa, warned persons diverting wastewater to rectify the problem immediately or else the authorities would take action.
Anybody found discharging wastewater on the road will be charged under the National Environment Act, 2019, KCCA local ordinances and bylaws or both.
Unauthorised dumping of waste, plastics (kaveera), dumping wastewater into city streets and drainage channels carries a fine of up to Sh2m or a prison sentence such as remand to Prison, or both.
According to the inspection team, the property owners also violated the Sewerage and Sanitation Ordinance, discharging waste or solid waste into storm drains and water bodies thus violating the KCCA Sewerage and Faecal Sludge Maintenance Ordinance, with penalties reaching 48 currency points or two years' imprisonment.
During an inspection, Ssempa lamented that the wastewater from different buildings was draining directly onto the roads currently under construction.
He urged developers constructing buildings to ensure they have proper drainage systems for their water, stating that whenever they direct it onto the roads, it disrupts the contractors working on road construction.
Engineers from roads under DOTT services called for support from the communities in order to have timely completion of the project.
Meanwhile, Nakawa Deputy Mayor Musoke Erias Lukwago and Councillor Kalute Musisi Joseph stated that many roads were being damaged due to developers discharging water onto them, and they called upon relevant authorities to fight the habit.
Ssempa used the occasion to warn property owners to stop channelling wastewater onto Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) roads, or else their buildings will be closed
Ssempa stated that KCCA regulations clearly stipulate that anyone constructing a building must provide a proper drainage area for their wastewater rather than destroying the roads.