By Jumah Kakomo
The opposition Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party has urged the government of the republic of Uganda to extend the reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads across the country since they are vital links to communication and service delivery.
The call has been made by the UPC head of media and communications Muzeyi Faizo during the party’s weekly presser at the headquarters Kampala Uganda.
Muzeyi Faizo said currently the government is reconstructing and rehabilitating some of the city roads and drainage channels in Makindye division ahead of the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and G-77 summit at Munyonyo Commonwealth resort hotel which he said must be done across the country as well. Adding that responding and planning for only specific events when people are losing both lives and property due to bad roads is a bad idea.
“UPC is urging government to continue with the road repairs in Kampala and not only necessarily for the said Summit purposes, which repairs should be extended to up-country as roads are vital links to communication and service delivery. Any impassable road or damaged bridges is a real challenge to trade and movements of people thus the need to be focused and decisive as we move on with 2024.” Said Muzeyi Faizo
In the same way Muzeyi Faizo urged government to empower the independent electoral commission (IEC) with all the necessary resources to conduct the delayed elections of local council.
Muzeyi Faizo asserted that at national level, election fever is going to be on increase and with the delayed Women Council Committees, Local Council 1 and 2 elections, more challenges are starting to manifest and the country will have a congested electoral road map because of the delayed and over extended elections.
“UPC is calling upon the Government and Political Parties to fully discuss the question of delayed elections and see how best resources can be secured to finance the entire Independent Electoral Commission roadmap. We need to be better focused and decisive on issues that are to do with democracy and governance. It is very much clear that all our local and national leadership is derived from people choices and covering a specific period of office. Any delays should be connected to more serious issues like natural disasters but not necessarily lack of resources.” Said Muzeyi Faizo
