By Sarah Zawedde in Nakaseke.
Prime Minister Hon. Robinah Nabbanja has promised the people of Greater Ngoma in Nakaseke District to construct for them good roads that will enable easy accessibility in the area.
She also said her office will ensure people get water because government has already embarked on the project of having water by gravity from Lake Kyoga .
She made the remarks during a fundraising drive where she had gone to raise money for Kyabiguru church of Uganda in Kinoni Sub county .
Hon Robina Nabbanja said, the Luwero Butalangu Ngoma Buryamishenyi and Semuto Kapeka Butalangu roads should have been costructed by government .
“The roads which are supposed to be constructed by government have been affected much,” she said.
The Prime Minister said although the budget is small, they would still operate on a small budged and contruct the roads.
This follows several complains from leaders from different Greater Ngoma who decried the bad state of their roads which complicates transport of harmonious transaction.
“Due to the bad roads, transport becomes costly and they waste a lot of time since the roads are also characterized by pot holes. Even trucks that are supposed to transport milk have since shunned the area citing poor inaccessible roads” Ham Kashaba the LCIII Kinoni said .
She commended the chairperson of Greater Ngoma Development Foundation Prof. Wilber Ahebwa for lobbying for health equipments, computers and beds for schools.
The office of the Prime Minister donated 200 iron sheets and they collected Usgs 35 million through fundraising for the construction.
Prof. Wilber Ahebwa requested the Prime Minister to be patron of their foundation which brings together Kinoni , Ngoma , Kinyogoga , Wakyato sub counties and Ngoma town council. The partnership of the area aims at fostering socio Economic transformation of Greater Ngoma .
“Hon. Prime Minister, we thank you for coming to this area . We are in the cattle corridors and our people are pastoralists who are second to Greater Mbarara in milk processing.
The official said Mbarara is a leader in Milk production which has 6 milk processing factories compared to Greater Ngoma that has only one milk collection point.
He said another challenge they have is need for water for people and animals especially cattle that sometimes ends up dying due to severe drought.
” We also face the challenge of milk prices being very low. We also face absolute scanty and inconsistent telecommunication network in Greater Ngoma which complicates communication. ” Prof Ahebwa Said
The Woman Member of Parliament for Nakaseke Hon Sarah Najjuma applauded Hon Robinah Nabbanja for unremmitting enthusiasm in serving the people of the area. She said it is great honour for the Premier to reach Greater Ngoma and later making aa tour Ngoma Health centre IV where she cautioned medics on inefficiency continuous absentism at work■
