Residents of Bushuro Parish in Kitumba Sub-county, Kabale District, are up in arms against the Minister of State for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Hon. David Bahati, over unfulfilled pledges and poor service delivery.
The concerns were raised on Monday during a sensitization and mobilization meeting held at Mutojo Playground in Mutojo Village, where Minister Bahati met residents from Bushuro, Mutojo, and Kirwa villages ahead of the National Resistance Movement-NRM party primaries scheduled for July 16, 2025.
Residents accused Bahati and other leaders of neglecting their needs since the 2021 general elections, particularly in areas of water access, electricity, road infrastructure, and overall social welfare.
Ronald Mwebesa, Chairperson of Mutojo Village, criticized the poor state of the bridge connecting Bushuro Parish to Kabale Town. He noted that the bridge is essential for school children, patients going to Rushoroza Hospital, and parishioners attending Our Lady of Good Shepherd Rushoroza Parish.
   He said the bridge becomes impassable during rainy seasons, isolating the community from the rest of the district.
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Dickson Wesigye, a member of the Bushuro Bataka Tukwatanise group, recounted how his association wrote to Minister Bahati in 2022 requesting support to buy tents, chairs, and a public address system. However, they received no response. He questioned why Bahati only engages with them during election periods but remains unresponsive when they seek assistance.
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Anna Sanyu from Mutojo Village accused Bahati of failing to fulfill his pledge to extend electricity and provide water harvesting tanks to the community. She said residents were asked to wire their homes in preparation for electricity installation that has never materialized.
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Norman Niwagaba, a Boda Boda cyclist, also expressed frustration after failing to receive support from Bahati’s office for a sports tournament they organized.
In response, Minister Bahati pledged to address the concerns raised claiming to have mobilized over 6 billion shillings for infrastructure development in Kabale District and blamed district authorities for failing to account for the funds or inform the public about the progress made.
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