Kampala city council (KCC) government is in preparations to host the 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
A number of duties and tasks have been allocated to KCC. These include road works which will cover overlays, reconstruction, maintenance and re-gravelling of Salaama Road, Kampala Road, Jinja Road up to Jinja Road roundabout and Wampewo Avenue to the Golf Course. Beautification of Kampala Entebbe Road by planting trees and flowers along the road that will lead visitors to the city centre, Reconstruction of sidewalks for pedestrians, improving street lighting and garbage collection.
KCC is to import modern machines like rear loaders, side loaders, street sweepers, back hoes and steel hoppers which will make innovative use of garbage.
The works are already on-going and His worship the Mayor of Kampla, Hajji Nasser Ntege Sebaggala is op-timistic that they will be completed in time for the commonwealth Heads of State meeting in November 2007.
By Kisibo Jackie
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