Ngora grapples with waste management

Ngora town council has failed to collect garbage as a result of lack of trucks to collect waste, according to the mayor, Sam Otim.

He says the area has only one truck, which has broken down, and that often people dump rubbish anywhere because of filled-up idle dustbins.

Otim tasked the Ngora business community to acquire small rubbish containers and place them in front of their shops for proper garbage management.

 "It's true Ngora town council chokes on garbage and the biggest challenge is the absence of trucks to be used to collect garbage from the dustbins when they get full.

"So I request the government to save the lives of people by bringing enough trucks to Ngora town council," appealed the mayor.

Besides rubbish collection, the business community is also concerned about the lack of enough toilets.

They say the only pit latrine meant for their use in the area is under lock and key all the time. The other one is a little far from the town.

As a result, people there have resorted to using incomplete buildings as toilets, one trader says.

Josephine Aleso, who is a trader at Ngora main market, says there are no sweepers and garbage collectors, adding that if they are there, then they are not doing their work.

She called upon the local authorities to put to good use the taxes they pay to deliver services to them.

"This town is dirty. We need public toilets."