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Tarehe Sita Day Residents of Jinja city today hailed UPDF’s efforts of cleaning up markets

02 February, 2023
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Residents of Jinja city today hailed UPDF’s efforts of cleaning up markets, health facilities and different streets in of commemoration Tarehe Sita (the army day).


They say that despite the monthly fee of 5,000 Shillings for collecting the garbage from their doorsteps, the garbage sacks are just dumped along the different streets, which contributes to poor sanitation in the city.

Ezra Naika, a fish vendor in Jinja central market, says that contractors are slow to collect garbage along the roads leading to the market, which risks the health and well-being of both vendors and their clients.

Vincent Ssemaganda, the L.C.1 chairperson of Aldina cell, who doubles as a garbage collector says that, Jinja city council should draft by-laws, enforcing garbage disposal, by fining those suspected of littering in the communities.

This year’s “Tarehe Sita,” celebrations will be commemorated on the 06th, February, 2023, under the theme; “recognizing the sacrifice of the founders of the people’s revolution for social economic transformation. 

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