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Challenges await newly-elected district chairpersons in Lango
Monday January 25 2021
The district speaker, Mr Chris Ongom, helps a visitor wade through a flooded road in Loro Sub-county in Oyam District. PHOTO | BILL OKETCH
Summary
Impassable roads. Mr Asanti Odongo, the Apac District chair-elect, said his administration will prioritise education and roads. In Apac, many roads become impassable during the rainy season. For instance the road connecting Akokoro Sub-county to the newly created Apoi Sub-county was last year cut off by floods from Lake Kwania. Currently, people are now using boats to access Apoi Health Centre III and Akokoro Senior Secondary School.
Uganda: Angry Kwania residents deflate politicians tyres over poor roads
Residents of Nambieso Sub-county in Kwania District have reportedly resorted to puncturing tyres of vehicles belonging to politicians to force them to repair the flooded sections of one of the roads in the area.
The road, which stretches from Nambieso Sub-county to Corner Agwata in Dokolo District, has been cut off at two sections by water coming from Lake Kyoga.
The road is now a tributary of Lake Kwania, according to residents and yet the authorities have done nothing to have it repaired.
Mr Geoffrey Omara Ebuk, the Nambieso LC3 chairman, added that flash floods have submerged two kilometres of the road at Obalo-deo swamp near Abuli market in Ayabi parish.