Bushenyi gets new road equipment

Bushenyi district has received road equipment worth over sh3bn for rehabilitation and construction of roads.

The new equipment was received at the district headquarters by the district leaders flanked by the LC 5 chairperson Jaffar Bassajabalaba.

While presiding over the commissioning and handover ceremony, Bassajabalaba thanked government saying that this is a big milestone in the maintenance and upgrading of the district roads.

He said the new equipment is fulfillment of the President's promise during last year's campaigns.

"We want to thank the President and government   for sending us this equipment, I am sure this time, there will be no excuse for having bad roads in the district," he said.

According to the district engineer Kiiza Mbonimpa, the new road equipment costs about sh3bn.

Mbonimpa said the district will also receive a motor grader, wheel loader, water bowzer, compactor and two lorry trucks.

He said the district has already dispatched three experts who will operate the equipment for training at Mbarara regional workshop.

The district vice chairperson who also doubles as the secretary for works, water and roads, Peter Ndyahoza urged the district engineers to use the equipment responsibly.

"Let the operators of these road equipment use them carefully with minimal breakdown because our priority is to improve road infrastructure," Ndyahoza said.

Speaking at the same function, the district speaker Justine Burisadi said now that they have new equipment, all feeder roads in the work plan will be worked on immediately.

Recently residents of Nyabuare Sub County demonstrated and blocked access roads over impassable roads in the area.  

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