“There is a big difference between people living on the outskirts of
the town and those living in the central business district where most
roads are paved,” he said, adding that such services also needed to be
extended to rural areas.
The sad state of the municipality’s infrastructure came to the fore when the parliamentary committee inspected some projects being implemented by the municipality, including roads, water and a modern abattoir.
In addition, the committee said the Mkimbizi- Kihesa Sokoni-Tumaini University and Ngome roads were not user-friendly as there were no culverts for pedestrians to cross over as they went to their homes.
The road construction project includes three sections of TBA-Mkimbizi road (1.10km); Kihesa Sokoni-University of Iringa (formerly Tumaini University (0.70km), and Ngome -Mwang'ingo (0.45km) section, which is to be improved from gravel to bitumen standard.
Moreover, the committee noted, the roads had no traffic signs, which make it dangerous for road users.
The council maintained the roads to bitumen standard using money from the Road Fund. According to Iringa Municipal Engineer Mashaka Luhamba, the project’s implementation began on November 1, 2013 and ended on September 18, 2014.
He said the work was implemented by G'S Contractors under at a cost of 1,088,505,000 / -.
For her part, Iringa Regional Administrative Secretary Wamoja Ayubu said she had received orders from the parliamentary permanent committee on local government accounts (LAAC) and promised to effect the proposed work.
She said through the regional secretariat she would ensure the orders were worked on it. LAAC visited various projects in Iringa municipality including water, roads and a modern abattoir, a project that had taken a long time to complete – almost ten years.
The committee also ordered the municipality to abide by quality standards in order to get value for taxpayers’ money.
The sad state of the municipality’s infrastructure came to the fore when the parliamentary committee inspected some projects being implemented by the municipality, including roads, water and a modern abattoir.
In addition, the committee said the Mkimbizi- Kihesa Sokoni-Tumaini University and Ngome roads were not user-friendly as there were no culverts for pedestrians to cross over as they went to their homes.
The road construction project includes three sections of TBA-Mkimbizi road (1.10km); Kihesa Sokoni-University of Iringa (formerly Tumaini University (0.70km), and Ngome -Mwang'ingo (0.45km) section, which is to be improved from gravel to bitumen standard.
Moreover, the committee noted, the roads had no traffic signs, which make it dangerous for road users.
The council maintained the roads to bitumen standard using money from the Road Fund. According to Iringa Municipal Engineer Mashaka Luhamba, the project’s implementation began on November 1, 2013 and ended on September 18, 2014.
He said the work was implemented by G'S Contractors under at a cost of 1,088,505,000 / -.
For her part, Iringa Regional Administrative Secretary Wamoja Ayubu said she had received orders from the parliamentary permanent committee on local government accounts (LAAC) and promised to effect the proposed work.
She said through the regional secretariat she would ensure the orders were worked on it. LAAC visited various projects in Iringa municipality including water, roads and a modern abattoir, a project that had taken a long time to complete – almost ten years.
The committee also ordered the municipality to abide by quality standards in order to get value for taxpayers’ money.
