Local
citizens have requested their leaders to first focus on priority service
delivery to enable their electorates benefit from their leadership, “we need
our leaders to first focus on key service delivery areas like roads, health and
schools because in many of our areas like Buheesi [Buheesi Sub County is
located in Kabarole District] service delivery is poor therefore our leaders
haven’t performed to their expectations” Said Asaba Charles, a local citizen
from Buheesi Sub County, Kabarole Ditrict while participating on the listeners
forum live radio discussion on Better FM on Saturday, 11th January
2015.
Asaba
adds, “Most of the roads in Kabarole district were very impassable during the
last rainy season and when the roads are poor, the transport costs increase,
investors also fear to invest in the area which affects economic development.
The health sector is even worse in-terms of service delivery because there are
no drugs and the best medicine they always have is panadol and as you know when
someone goes for a free service in a public hospital, it means that they have
no money to buy drugs. If leaders give local citizens good services, their
livelihoods will highly improve.
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| A poor road in Kicwamba Sub County, Kabarole District |
The
live radio discussion which is supported by ToroDev in partnership with Better
FM also allows listeners to participate through call-ins, SMS and online.
Keneema Revocate participated on facebook and indicated that the poor
performance of schools is because of poor roads because many students fail to
go to school due to poor roads. Ngabirwa from Bundibugyo called-in and said
that the poor service delivery is a result of leaders failing to come back and
consult the electorates on their priority service delivery needs.
Harriet
from Kyenjojo district called in and indicated that Kyabaranga Primary School
is performing poorly because the head teacher has never been transferred
despite the poor performance of the school. She also indicated that many local
citizens are facing a problem of poor service delivery because they nolonger
hold meetings and only use opportunities like burials and weddings to
communicate with their electorates.
Benon
called-in and said that the poor service delivery is a result of local citizens
not understanding the roles of their leaders because sometimes they ask for too
much.
The
live radio discussion is supported by SIDA/CIPESA and NED on a project aimed at
using appropriate ICT tools to improve service delivery.
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