Rukiga District Leaders Disappointed by President Museveni’s Unfulfilled Road Pledge

Summary:

• The 33-Kilometer Muhanga-Kisiizi road connects Rukiga and Rukungiri Districts, while the 38-Kilometer Rutobo-Kyogo-Muhanga road connects Uganda and Rwanda. Both roads fall under the jurisdiction of the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA).

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RUKIGA: Leaders in Rukiga District, South Western Uganda, have expressed disappointment with President Yoweri Museveni for failing to fulfill his pledge to tarmac the Muhanga-Kisiizi and Rutobo-Kyogo-Muhanga roads.

The 33-Kilometer Muhanga-Kisiizi road connects Rukiga and Rukungiri Districts, while the 38-Kilometer Rutobo-Kyogo-Muhanga road connects Uganda and Rwanda. Both roads fall under the jurisdiction of the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA).

During the 2001 presidential campaigns, President Museveni promised to tarmac the Muhanga-Kisiizi road, a promise he reiterated during the 2016 presidential campaigns. Additionally, he pledged to tarmac the Rutobo-Kyogo-Muhanga road during a campaign rally at Kamwezi Playground. However, local leaders are frustrated as these roads have become increasingly impassable over the years.

These concerns were voiced on Friday during the distribution of various self-help items to residents of Rukiga District at Kantare Playground in Kantare Village, Rutengye Parish, Kasyambya Sub-county. The event was officiated by Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye, the Senior Presidential Advisor on Political Affairs in the Office of the NRM National Chairman (ONC).

Elineo Bandaganire, the Kashambya Sub-county Chairperson (LC3), expressed the community’s dissatisfaction, stating that the unfulfilled pledge has hindered the sub-county’s development.

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Mbabazi Robert Kakwerere, the Rukiga District Chairman (LC5), echoed this sentiment, noting that despite their patience, the president’s promise remains unfulfilled.

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The Rukiga District Woman Member of Parliament, Caroline Kamusiime Muhwezi, mentioned that she has been persistently reminding the President about his pledge and asked the locals to remain patient.

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