Rural monitors of Mugusu Sub County in Kabarole District
have used radio discussions to lobby for better roads in their sub county. “We
have been facing a lot of accidents in Mugusu Sub County due to the poor roads.
On 2nd October 2013, a lorry knocked and killed a person in front of
Mugusu market, near the Sub County headquarters due to the poor road. We went
on Better FM on 13th October 2013 and shared the issue on radio and
asked the concerned leaders like the District Engineer to intervene. After the
radio talk show, the road was graded and it is now in a good state”, said
Mukwano Ssenyonjo, the Chairperson of People’s Rights and Forum for Development
in Mugusu Sub County, Kabarole District.
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| Members of People's Rights and Forum for Development during the Listener's Forum On Better FM |
Mr. Mukwano went ahead to indicate how radio programs had
also helped Mugusu Sub County to get a notice board on which sub county
accountability information is pinned for the local citizens to access. “Since
2011, Mugusu Sub County did not have a notice board and there was no
information access for the local people concerning their sub county. People
lacked information concerning their sub county funds, taxes collected and funds
received from the central government and how these funds were being used by the
different offices like NAADS, Health, Education, among others. But after discussing
the issue on radio, a public notice board was formed and as I talk, information
is being published and pinned for the local people”.
The local people in Mugusu Sub County are also very happy
about the work of rural monitors and the positive changes that are being
brought about by the radio programs. “The
local people in Mugusu Sub County are very happy about our activities of
monitoring service delivery, demanding accountability from the local leaders,
and also the positive changes that come to the sub county due to our participation
in accountability radio discussions”, said Mukwano Ssenyonjo.
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