Otafiire is too late!

Jan 13, 2007

SIR — On Wednesday, The New Vision published a story entitled “Otafiire halts Centenary Park”. The minister’s statement is well-intentioned.

SIR — On Wednesday, The New Vision published a story entitled “Otafiire halts Centenary Park”. The minister’s statement is well-intentioned.

If only he had been living and driving in Kampala from the Grand Casino to Garden City, he would have issued the directive much earlier.

It comes a little too late after the foundations of concrete structures have been made. What is needed is a law that will make it illegal for firms to dupe local authorities with plans which they later modify.

Firms whose construction works are stopped at such a stage could seek legal redress, which won’t be cheap to either party. The local authority should ensure developers only stick to the approved plans.

Nelson Wesonga
Makerere University

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