By Brian Atuhura
Residents of Masindi district have welcomed shs 1.7b roads that will be improved upon aiming at equitable service delivery and access to community markets.
Out of these,shs 1.5b were Community Access Roads (CAR) measuring 13.6kms under the National Oil Seeds Project (NOSP)and contracted by NATO Engineering Company Limited that will rehabilitate roads in Kiruli and Bwijanga Sub-Counties respectively since they produce oil seed products.
These Community Access Roads which were launched on Wednesday this week include; Kiruli-Kikasa (2.8km) costing shs 379.9m, Nyakarongo -Nyakatiti (1.1km) costing shs 183.2m and Kyababyara-Nyakabale (1.45kms) costing shs 169.2m in Kiruli Sub-County.In Bwijanga Sub-County,the launched NOSP road was Kyandangi-Kyamaiso-Rwenjojo-Rwenziramire (8.4kms)road costing shs 813.6m.
Speaking during the launching ceremony in Kiruli and Bwijanga Sub-Counties,the project manager for National Oil Seeds Project (NOSP)in Masindi, Joseph Sunday revealed that Masindi was allocated 30kms of market access roads under the project and that it will work in a phased manner as 15km were batched under A while the other 15kms were batched under B.
The Chief Administrative Officer Masindi, Tappy Namulondo challenged the residents to increase in the production of oil seeds products since there will be easy access to the markets.
The other roads launched were worth shs 250m in the Sub-Counties of Budongo and Nyantonzi respectively.They include; opening of Bwinamira III -Bulyango (1km)road at shs 150m in Budongo Sub-County and mechanized maintenance of Bisaju-Towasati (11.5kms)road worth shs 100m in Nyantonzi Sub-County.
While launching these roads,the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Darius Nandinda,urged the locals to embrace government livelihood programs inorder to boost their household income.
Darius also asked parents to educate their children so that they liberate their communities.
The District Chairperson Cosmas Byaruhanga appealed to the residents to monitor the road works and report those who might siphon fuel from the operating machines.