RUKUNGIRI- As the heavy rains continue to pound different parts of the country destroying roads and bridges, residents of Kigaaga and Nyakinengo Parishes in Nyakagyeme Sub County Rukungiri district are among those facing the brunt of the season.
The residents are stranded after floods washed away Rwendahi Bridge linking Kigaaga Ward and Nyakinengo Parish along Rukungiri-Kanungu Road to various neighboring communities leaving businesses paralyzed as well as people’s movements and vehicles halted.
Kyasiima Peace, Kato Clevato, Turyahererahi Annet and Jolly Biziringyi some of the area residents said since the bridge was washed away, road users have to dig deeper in their pockets to meet the cost of using the alternative routes to and from Rukungiri town.
Residents added that they started community service on Thursday this week in an attempt to address the issue, but were unable to cover the expenses of purchasing culverts in order to put in place the bridge.
The residents later asked Rukungiri district authorities and their area members of Parliament including Hon. Jim Muhwezi and Hon. Midius Natukunda Kaharata to urgently help them fix this bridge which connects different parts after being washed away by the floods.
Upon learning about the situation, the Rukungiri district boss Geoffrey Kyomukama and Isaac Kaharuza, the Political assistant to Hon. Jim Muhwezi intervened to solve the matter. Kaharuza assured the residents that Minister Jim Muhwezi is going to donate the culverts and the construction works on the damaged bridge are going to commence with immediate effect.
The residents were excited and praised their legislator for his timely response as this will ease their movements and transportation of their goods to market centers without any inconvenience.
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Rukungiri district chairperson LC5 Mr. Geoffrey Kyomukama maintains that all damaged bridges within the district were tabled to the roads committee for consideration among them was Rwendahi.
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Isaac Kaharuza political assistant for Security Minister Hon. Jim Muhwezi said as office of the area member of Parliament, they have so far helped residents with culverts to fix the broken bridge of Rwendahi to ease transportation means.
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