Ubungo MP to drill well at Mabibo market

Ubungo legislator Saed Kubenea

The newly elected Ubungo legislator Saed Kubenea  has started implementing his promise by announcing the drilling of a water well at Mabibo Gamesi market in the constituency.

 

Kubenea directed market leaders to consult the Drilling and Dams Construction Agency (DDCA) for initial steps of constructing the well at the market, which is faced with chronic water shortage.

 

Speaking to the business community yesterday in the city during a familiarization tour of the constituency and to listen to the people’s problems at the market, popularly known as Soko la Ndizi, the legislator told the authorities to establish the cost of drilling the well.

 

“I ask the market leaders to discuss with DDCA to establish the cost of drilling a well to allow commencement of the project,” he said.

 

He added, “I will use my own savings to implement the project to benefit the majority small business people operating at the market”. The traders hailed the legislator’s plan, saying they also faced the challenge of a drainage system that pose a threat to their health.

 

The MP assured them of their permanent stay at the marketplace after previous information had it that the market had been sold to a Chinese investor.Ismail Salum, a small-scale trader at the market applauded the legislator saying the100 metre deep well would help solve some of the health challenges the market faces. Kubenea opposed the government move to shift Ubungo bus stand to Mbezi, saying it was misuse of public resources. 

 

“I am not satisfied with the toilet situation at the market because it endangers people’s health,” he said after touring the surroundings of the market.

 

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN