Kulepe community decries lack of basic amenities

The residents of Kulepe village in Shere ward of Bwari Area Council have called on the government to provide basic amenities for them.  Speaking to our reporter through an interpreter,  Chief of Kulepe, Chegwomi Akoro stated that such amenities would help to improve their standard of living.  “Some of the most important things we need […]

The residents of Kulepe village in Shere ward of Bwari Area Council have called on the government to provide basic amenities for them.
 Speaking to our reporter through an interpreter,  Chief of Kulepe, Chegwomi Akoro stated that such amenities would help to improve their standard of living.
 “Some of the most important things we need include schools for our children. This is because they trek a long distance to school. It takes them more than an hour every day to go to school and another one hour to come back. And it is worse in the rainy season,” he said.
 He added that they had taken the matter to the relevant authorities but they only received empty promises.
 On health care, he said: “Our women go to Shere for health care services, including ante-natal sessions and delivery. Any case that is beyond the health practitioners at Shere is often referred to Bwari. And that applies to all of us.’’  
 Further findings by Aso Chronicle showed that there was a borehole in the community, which is not functional at the moment. Our reporter learnt that the engine that was used to pump the water was stolen.
“That is why we fetch water from the stream, and it is not healthy for us. It makes us sick, but we are used to it.
 “Government should also give us light. We make use of torch-lights and lamps,” he added.
 Although our reporter saw a solar-powered borehole, Chief Akoro said that though it was brought by a non-governmental organisation, it wasn’t sufficient for the community.   
 He also spoke on the poor state of the roads, saying, “Our roads are bad. You saw it yourself while coming here. It gets worse in the rainy season. We really want these things here because it will bring development to our community.”