Leaders blamed for the under development of their communities

Our leaders can lobby for the development of our communities or retard their development. As electorates we need to engage them and keep them on pressure to make sure they have played their roles especially on what they pledged during campaigns.‘’we need to be responsible as citizens and fight for our communities if we are to realize improved service delivery’’, said Mr. Nyemera  Trevor the vice chairperson LC II Kiguma parish, Bukuuku sub county in Kabarole district.

Trevor said these when he was hosted a long side David Kugonza from Torodev on Jubilee radio on January 8^th, 2017 to share issues from his community on the weekly program ‘Listeners forum’ that is aired live every Sunday 8:00pm-10:00pm.

We have many challenges affecting our people on health, education, roads, water sector, electricity, agriculture & governance issues and some leaders are just watching without innervation's something that has retarded development in the sub county. 

  ‘’Our road that connects Kaboyo from Butebe is in a sorry state, Nyakitoojo bridge has made transportation of people and goods  a big challenge,  access to safe and clean water in the sub county is another big challenge, there are no drugs in health centers especially health center 11’s & 111’s like Kiguma, inadequate staff, lack of electricity has weakened economic development in the area and there are many presidential pledges not followed by our leaders yet it is under their jurisdiction’’, said Trevor Nyemera.

Patient Receiving Health Services

Trevor called upon  leaders at all levels to change their attitudes and work to improve service delivery because if roads are made and bridges, people will access markets for their produce hence boosting the economy in the area and trade relations with neighbors, our people suffer a lot especially women who may want to access maternal services, reaching the health centers  becomes a challenge coupled with lack of drugs & waiting in queues for the whole day due to inadequate staffing in these health centers. The unemployed youth who would be starting up small businesses continue being redundant because access to electricity which would be helping them to start saloons is still a challenge. These businesses once started can help to increase income levels at household level hence reducing poverty in communities.

Patients Waiting for Health Services.

Listeners were given chance to participate live on the program; ‘’the issue of stocking drugs in health centers & inadequate staffing should be taken keenly by all leaders at all levels if we are to improve the health sector as a country’’, said  Edward Mwesige  a caller from Bugaki in Kyenjojo district, ‘’we request the district chairperson to support our area with safe & clean water because our children are suffering a lot as well as us adults’’, said Margret Kirabo a caller from Kiguma in Kabarole district, ‘’the president pledged water and electricity for people of Rwengaju parish in Busoro sub county and it is over 8 years now, what are the leaders doing? Are they following the issues or they are not in their plans? We need information on the matter please’’, said Sisoko a caller from Rwengaju in Kabarole district.

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