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KCCA Director Dorothy Kisaka Reassures Ugandans to mend the Potholes in Kampala City

Even though different people have come out to express there unsatisfaction upon the condition of roads in Kampala (capital) , the Directors of the Kampala City council Authority say that they are glad due to the presidential directive to the ministry of finance and planning to give them 6billion to mend the potholes,

Its still remembered that early this week a couple of ugandans on Twitter took to notice against the rising potholes in Kampala district and hence started the hash tag Kampala pothole exhibition,
This followed up with posting of pictures on Twitter and other social media accounts.
The roads that are in Kampala apparently have a length of 2100kilometers , and among these 30% of the roads are in good shape.
The rest of the roads that mark up 50% that are in poor state, records show that in prior to constructing them, they were measured to have a lifespan of 10-15years and apparently have elapsed to over 35years without repairs.
Another things is that most roads in Kampala are short between 1-500kilometers.
As it’s acknowledged, over 50% of the roads in Kampala are in bad shape, however most roads that are 300kilometers, the KCC authorities claim that there are in good shape.
The Chief executive director of KCCA Ms Dorothy kisaka says that although the Kampala residents are in agony , requests them to calm down because the 6billion the president directed to be released to them is going to be used adquately to mend the potholes in the different roads of Kampala and the situation will normalise.
She further narrated that they are looking to mend potholes ranging to a widith of 25000square meters around the 5 divisions of
Kampala


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