The direction signage was allegedly removed by the community in protest of the street allegedly being named after Gen. Kainerugaba without following the procedures and lacked Sebei community leaders’ consultations.
The street signpost
named after Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba in Kapchorwa has been vandalized.
The direction
signage was allegedly removed by the community in protest of the street allegedly named after
Gen. Kainerugaba which was done without following the procedures and lacked Sebei
community leaders’ consultations.
Frank Chege, a
resident of London Bridge cell in Kapchorwa Municipality claims, the plugging out
of the sign post indicated a political maturity by the Sebei community in terms
of boycotting concocted development programs within the municipality.
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Bush Arapta, the Kapchorwa Municipality council Speaker says, they learned of the missing street signpost today in the morning.
"Since its the first time that the sign post is vandalized, we are going to replace and monitor on who will mess it up again" Arapta told Uganda radio network on phone.
Brian
Mande, the Chepsukuroi ward Male youth counselor says that such instances
happen as a result of the community unhappiness over a forced development in an
area, especially after a proper procedure is not followed.
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Allan Mark,
another resident says, the vandalism of the sign post should send a message to those
who planted it that, the process was improper.
“I see
know reason why we should even lament about the missing signpost for it was just a money making event for those who planted it,” he said.
The
former Commander of Land Forces visited Kapchorwa on January 21,
2023, as part of his countrywide tours to popularize his MK project were a street
was named after him by a section of the municipal authorities.
The
naming of the street brought mixed reactions from the community, saying it was
a sign of disrespect and impunity by some of the Kapchorwa Municipality leaders
who didn’t follow the procedures.
Sebei,
asserts that naming roads after a person demands legacy and great contributions
by that person in that respective community.
