Jinja town to get noise control meters soon
Feb 03, 2009
JINJA Municipal Council is to secure equipment to contain excessive noise in the town.<br>The deputy town clerk, Jofram Waidhuba, said once procured, the machines would be placed in strategic places like bars, which produce a lot of noise.
By Esther Mukyala
JINJA Municipal Council is to secure equipment to contain excessive noise in the town.
The deputy town clerk, Jofram Waidhuba, said once procured, the machines would be placed in strategic places like bars, which produce a lot of noise.
Waidhumba said once the noise levels of a facility are found to be beyond the acceptable limits, the managers would be advised to reduce it or be arrested.
“The procurement office is working around the clock to ensure that at least four noise meters are bought in two weeks,†he said.
Waidhumba said each meter costs about sh1m.
He was speaking during the district budget conference at Jinja Town Hall last week.
He urged all heads of department to be efficient and effective in their work so as to provide value for money.
Members expressed dissatisfaction with most road works in the municipality.
They blamed the substandard work on the municipal engineer, Dathan Wamuzibira and his staff, saying he failed to carry out supervision of the contractors.
Mary Kalekwa, one of the councillors, told Wamuzibira: “You should desist from sitting in the office all the time. You should go out to the field to conduct on-spot supervision. If you don’t, the contractors will take advantage of your absence to do shoddy work.â€
She added: “Tax payer’s money is wasted on substandard projects because of the laxity of your department.â€
Wamuzibira, however, said the poor work was a result of inadequate funding and lack of basic road equipment.
“Council has only one bulldozer, one hand roller and three lorries.
Hiring equipment on the open market is too expensive. We need to get a grader, wheel loader and roller to manage the gravel roads,†Wamuzibira said.
He said the council was allocated sh1.1b under the Poverty Action Fund, to repair urban roads last financial year, but only sh270m was released.
The senior environment officer, Earnest Nabihamba, called on residents to maintain cleanliness.
He said domestic animals, especially goats, were loitering in the town and destroying flowers.
JINJA Municipal Council is to secure equipment to contain excessive noise in the town.
The deputy town clerk, Jofram Waidhuba, said once procured, the machines would be placed in strategic places like bars, which produce a lot of noise.
Waidhumba said once the noise levels of a facility are found to be beyond the acceptable limits, the managers would be advised to reduce it or be arrested.
“The procurement office is working around the clock to ensure that at least four noise meters are bought in two weeks,†he said.
Waidhumba said each meter costs about sh1m.
He was speaking during the district budget conference at Jinja Town Hall last week.
He urged all heads of department to be efficient and effective in their work so as to provide value for money.
Members expressed dissatisfaction with most road works in the municipality.
They blamed the substandard work on the municipal engineer, Dathan Wamuzibira and his staff, saying he failed to carry out supervision of the contractors.
Mary Kalekwa, one of the councillors, told Wamuzibira: “You should desist from sitting in the office all the time. You should go out to the field to conduct on-spot supervision. If you don’t, the contractors will take advantage of your absence to do shoddy work.â€
She added: “Tax payer’s money is wasted on substandard projects because of the laxity of your department.â€
Wamuzibira, however, said the poor work was a result of inadequate funding and lack of basic road equipment.
“Council has only one bulldozer, one hand roller and three lorries.
Hiring equipment on the open market is too expensive. We need to get a grader, wheel loader and roller to manage the gravel roads,†Wamuzibira said.
He said the council was allocated sh1.1b under the Poverty Action Fund, to repair urban roads last financial year, but only sh270m was released.
The senior environment officer, Earnest Nabihamba, called on residents to maintain cleanliness.
He said domestic animals, especially goats, were loitering in the town and destroying flowers.