Residents plant bananas in road in pothole protest
Jun 21, 2007
PROTESTING the poor state of their road, residents of Kanyogoza zone in Makindye division on Sunday planted yams, banana stems, sugarcane and flowers in the main road.
By Joel Ogwang
PROTESTING the poor state of their road, residents of Kanyogoza zone in Makindye division on Sunday planted yams, banana stems, sugarcane and flowers in the main road.
They named it ‘Ruth Kijjambu gardens’ after the Kampala city council town clerk, who lives in the area.
“There is a lot of dust which also goes into the food we eat. Kijjambu knows how bad this road is but she hasn’t done anything to fix it,†said Kiberu, a bodaboda cyclist.
The road, from Muyenga hill to Namuwongo, is three kilometres long.
The residents said whenever it rains, mud fills the road, and dust fills the air when it shines.
Motorists were forced to negotiate their way on the roadside, to avoid running over the crops.
When The New Vision visited the scene, 15 boda boda cyclists had stormed Kijjambu’s residence, about 30m away from the scene, demanding an explanation.
“We wanted her to tell us why KCC continues collecting taxes from us, but can’t fix the road,†they said.
A driver of a four-wheel-drive vehicle said he changes his shock absorbers on a monthly basis. “This is increasing costs of using the vehicle. I sometimes use taxis,†he said. Attempts to contact Kijjambu were futile, as her phone was off.
PROTESTING the poor state of their road, residents of Kanyogoza zone in Makindye division on Sunday planted yams, banana stems, sugarcane and flowers in the main road.
They named it ‘Ruth Kijjambu gardens’ after the Kampala city council town clerk, who lives in the area.
“There is a lot of dust which also goes into the food we eat. Kijjambu knows how bad this road is but she hasn’t done anything to fix it,†said Kiberu, a bodaboda cyclist.
The road, from Muyenga hill to Namuwongo, is three kilometres long.
The residents said whenever it rains, mud fills the road, and dust fills the air when it shines.
Motorists were forced to negotiate their way on the roadside, to avoid running over the crops.
When The New Vision visited the scene, 15 boda boda cyclists had stormed Kijjambu’s residence, about 30m away from the scene, demanding an explanation.
“We wanted her to tell us why KCC continues collecting taxes from us, but can’t fix the road,†they said.
A driver of a four-wheel-drive vehicle said he changes his shock absorbers on a monthly basis. “This is increasing costs of using the vehicle. I sometimes use taxis,†he said. Attempts to contact Kijjambu were futile, as her phone was off.