Aisha Nanyanzi, a resident of Kaitabawala village, says her makeshift house where she lives with her children has become uncomfortable because of the bad smell from the broken sewerage.
The sewer line
from the UPDF Senior Command and Staff College Kimaka in Jinja has burst flooding
resident’s homes in Kaitabawala village in Mafubira Sub County.
Residents
say the waste from the sewer line has mixed with rain water causing a foul
smell in the area.
Aisha Nanyanzi,
a resident of Kaitabawala village, says her makeshift house where she lives
with her children has become uncomfortable because of the bad smell from the broken sewerage.
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“ekizibu…
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Hajjirah Kiwagala, another resident, says that the sewer has
been affecting them since 2016 and nothing has been done by the army leadership
to rectify it.
She says they have been fetching water from the neighboring
well but ever since the sewer line broke down a week ago, the water is
contaminated.
//cue in: “sewerage oyo…
Cue out…ga black,”.
Lazia Nalweyiso, another resident says children in the
community play in the water from the sewer line, adding that unless worked on
immediately they might drown in it.
Nalweyiso says the broken sewer line has blocked access to
the nearby schools yet the second term is expected to start on Monday.
//Cue in: “Sewerage eyo…
Cue out…bweyongele,”.
Rodgers Mudeme, whose cattle farm was flooded by the sewage
on Wednesday, says he had to shift his cows to a better place from where they
could access clean water.
//Cue in: “kati saawa…
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Charles Kimonyo, the area LC 1 chairperson, says the sewage
has blocked feeder roads, which has hindered residents from accessing their
homes.
He also notes that the sewage waste has contaminated water
source, saying it may lead to the spread of sanitation related illnesses.
//Cue in: “Twafuna ekizibu…
Cue out…kibutikidde ne’kivundu,”.
The Jinja Zone UPDF spokesperson, George Musinguzi denies the
claims, stressing that their sewer line is well maintained.
He says the foul smell
affecting residents is as result of waste released by local brew factories
within Mpumudde-Kimaka division.
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Rajab Kiito, the spokesperson Jinja municipality, says municipal
council engineers together with their counterparts from the district
headquarters have inspected the scene and are liaising with the residents to
resolve the mess.
