Arua town to be beautified
Sep 02, 2009
IN a bid to make the town more habitable and attractive, Arua municipal council has set aside funds for a beautification drive. The drive will include paving the pedestrian walkways and planting ornamental trees.
By Frank Mugabi
IN a bid to make the town more habitable and attractive, Arua municipal council has set aside funds for a beautification drive. The drive will include paving the pedestrian walkways and planting ornamental trees.
Presenting the council’s 2009/10 budget estimates last week, the mayor, Charles Asiki, said the sh10m project would improve the image of the town and reduce congestion on the roads.
“It will also reduce the rate of accidents that have been a result of congestion,†Asiki said in a speech that was read by his deputy, Jackson Dratibi. He encouraged private business persons to free space in front of their shops for the project to take off.
Asiki revealed that the council had acquired two pick ups, a Jiefang lorry, a generator and a brand new Tata lorry for garbage collection. He said they had been depending on one lorry to carry away garbage, which always created a crisis when it broke down.
He said the council would also embark on tarmacking and maintaining roads to fight respiratory infections by having a dust-free town. The council approved a sh5.2b budget for the 2009/10 financial year, representing a 24.8% increase from the sh4.2b of last year.
The increased funding is as a result of new programmes for the peace, recovery and development plan, for the orphans and vulnerable children, economic development, urban roads fund and the German Development Cooperation.
Asiki said because only sh733m (13.9%) of the total budget was to be raised from local sources, the council had appointed a committee to enhance revenue collection. He said fees for licenses and permits had been increased to accommodate the demands of service delivery.
Asiki said the council would not approve projects that endanger the environmental. On corruption, Asiki said they had adopted a zero-tolerance policy, which set up tough disciplinary measures against persons who misappropriate resources.
Fred Asedri, the district environment officer, was chosen to monitor the fight against corruption.
IN a bid to make the town more habitable and attractive, Arua municipal council has set aside funds for a beautification drive. The drive will include paving the pedestrian walkways and planting ornamental trees.
Presenting the council’s 2009/10 budget estimates last week, the mayor, Charles Asiki, said the sh10m project would improve the image of the town and reduce congestion on the roads.
“It will also reduce the rate of accidents that have been a result of congestion,†Asiki said in a speech that was read by his deputy, Jackson Dratibi. He encouraged private business persons to free space in front of their shops for the project to take off.
Asiki revealed that the council had acquired two pick ups, a Jiefang lorry, a generator and a brand new Tata lorry for garbage collection. He said they had been depending on one lorry to carry away garbage, which always created a crisis when it broke down.
He said the council would also embark on tarmacking and maintaining roads to fight respiratory infections by having a dust-free town. The council approved a sh5.2b budget for the 2009/10 financial year, representing a 24.8% increase from the sh4.2b of last year.
The increased funding is as a result of new programmes for the peace, recovery and development plan, for the orphans and vulnerable children, economic development, urban roads fund and the German Development Cooperation.
Asiki said because only sh733m (13.9%) of the total budget was to be raised from local sources, the council had appointed a committee to enhance revenue collection. He said fees for licenses and permits had been increased to accommodate the demands of service delivery.
Asiki said the council would not approve projects that endanger the environmental. On corruption, Asiki said they had adopted a zero-tolerance policy, which set up tough disciplinary measures against persons who misappropriate resources.
Fred Asedri, the district environment officer, was chosen to monitor the fight against corruption.