Kamuli MP blames road contractor for accidents

Watongola the MP for Kamuli district.

Watongola the MP for Kamuli district.

The Member of Parliament for Kamuli Municipality, Rehema Watongola, has blamed the rampant road accidents on the Jinja- Kamuli road on delays and failure by the contractor to place humps.

Watongola told journalist at Parliament Tuesday 26, 2016, that whereas the road designs indicated the provision of humps, no humps have been put on that road thus exposing road users to accidents.
She said there have also been delays in completing the road and asked government to prevail and ensure that the contractor speeds up his pace to r complete the road soon and avoid more deaths

The MP in particular mentioned some spots on the road between Kamuli sugar factory and the town Centre where she says require humps to prevent over speeding vehicles from knocking people down.

Watongola also says government ought to ensure that alternative specifications are all put on that road to reduce on the accidents that occur on the Jinja –Kamuli road citing Budhumbula where she says  the former LC5 chairperson Kaugu Mugaino died in an accident and that more five people have recently been killed at the same spot.

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