Political Leaders have not provided better services for the last four years they have been in leadership.

On 22^nd February 2015, members of Hakibale advocacy forum Mr. Atuhaire John and Mwanguhya Joseph together with members of PRIFODE from Mugusu Sub county panelists appeared on Better FM to  share and comment  about  what leaders have done in terms of improving and providing  better  services for the last four years they have been in leadership.

Leader of PRIFODE monitoring the water source in Magunga before presenting the issue on Radio

“Our leaders evidently began well in the first year of being in power, they tried to provide Mugusu Sub county with improved roads, piped water, well equipped health centers and improved sanitation among others, however this was done for a short while given that, when they occupied their political offices they became shortsightedness and stopped, lobbying, advocating and providing people of Mugusu better and improved services that could improve their well being and livelihoods". Said  Latifah member of PRIFODE in  Mugusu Sub-county, Kabarole District,
 

Latifah further noted that, immediately after elections, the sub county headquarters of Mugusu were constructed simultaneously with community hall and the local council 111 provided support among leaders who were very active and cooperated with the local citizens to deliver services.

"Political leaders do not want to give accountability on radio and during the accountability meetings organized by the forums at the sub county level, once a leader is asked for the accountability of  how much the road  was constructed,  or a health center or source of water the leader always  feels offended towards the opposition  members and great enemy to the ruling party but “ it’s our duty to ask for the accountability among leaders and that is why we still have poorly and uncoordinated work done and a lot of money spent on undertaking it”. Said Atuhaire John from Hakibale, Kabarole District.  

“Political leaders are very interesting, and very hard to understand, for the 4 years they have been in power, they  have failed to provide  at-least 30% of improved services they pledged to provide during campaigns. Surprisingly we are now seeing these leaders come on ground to meet people because elections  are to begin next, we wonder which kind of  leaders we sent to represent us”. Said Salongo from Mugusu Sub County, Kabarole District.

Salongo added  that Mugusu  market is one of the biggest market in the whole of the western Region  and now the most filthiest place with very dirty toilets,  a lot of garbage , meat sold openly in a dirty places with no water source around  and what hurt us is  leaders are just watching and the garbage dump  is just next to the office of LC111 of Mugusu sub county, we are scared that anything can happen  and  there can be cholera  outbreak if leaders just  ignore the situation. 

During the talkshow  30 minutes were given to the callers and over 20 people  called in from different districts, the callers  were not happy of the services they have  in their respective sub counties.  

"Mugusu sub county  has  no safe and clean  water,  members of PRIFODE  lobbied  for water  in 2014 and water was provided and extended to Maguga  village but due to shoddy work that was done this water did not last for long and the taps were broken. More still Mugusu health center 111 has no water and leaders are aware about the situation". Said  George a caller from Mugusu sub county Kabarole District.

The live radio discussion is supported by Toro Development Network (ToroDev) in partnership arrangement with SIDA, Spider, NED,, CIPESA, DRT, ICT4Dem, and Better  FM,