Kwania residents repair impassable road to ease transportation
Trading Centre, connects residents of Inomo Town Council in Kwania district to Bala Sub-county in Kole district
KWANIA, November 13, 2025 – Residents of Inomo Town Council in Kwania district have taken it upon themselves to repair a six-kilometre community access road that had become nearly impassable, severely disrupting their daily lives.
The road, which stretches from Aleko to Odado Gweno via Amambale Trading Centre, connects residents of Inomo Town Council in Kwania district to Bala Sub-county in Kole district.
It had become impassable due to deep mud, large potholes, and several swamp sections being cut off by floods, leaving it in a deplorable state.
Recently, residents mobilised themselves to repair the road using hand hoes and to open drainage channels. They said several businesses along the route had been crippled by its deteriorating condition, worsened by torrential rains and the heavy trucks that frequently use it.
Emmanuel Amua, the LC I Chairperson of Barapwoo Cell, Inomo Eastern Ward, said agricultural activities in the area had been severely affected by the poor road network. He noted that the community initiative would ease the transportation of produce to markets.
“The town council alone produces maize, beans and rice annually on a large scale. However, these crops rarely make it to the market. A major food basket is being cut off due to impassable roads,” he said.
Another resident, Harriet Acio, said the poor state of the road had hindered access to medical services at Inomo Health Centre III and Aduku Health Centre IV, prompting residents to undertake the repairs themselves.
“The town council leaders abandoned us, which is why we decided to do it on our own,” she said.
Dorcus Acam Okello, the Inomo Town Council LCV Female Councillor, said she had raised the matter before the district council several times, but no significant action had been taken. She commended Awor Evalin Pule, a Kwania North MP aspirant, for coming to their aid.
Evalin Awor Pule, the Kwania North Parliamentary aspirant, expressed concern over the poor road conditions in the district.
“Kwania has no roads at all. When I am elected to parliament, I will ensure the road rehabilitation funds disbursed to the district are put to proper use,” she said.
Leaders respond
Walter Ocen, the Inomo Town Council LC III Chairperson, blamed the poor state of the roads on inadequate funding, noting that the town council has not yet been recognised under the Uganda Road Fund.
“Most of our roads are impassable, and our hands are tied due to financial challenges. We don’t receive road funds, and the little money collected from local revenue cannot maintain all the roads,” he said, urging the government to expedite the coding process.
Similarly, Alex Opera, Secretary for Works and Technical Services at Kwania District Local Government, cited limited resources and a lack of road equipment as reasons for the delays in maintenance.
“Currently, we have only one grader and one wheel loader, not to mention a strained resource envelope. Hopefully, funds will be allocated to address the issue in the next financial year. The community should be patient,” he said.
Geoffrey Alex Ogwal Adyebo, the Kwania District LCV Chairperson, said the district is struggling to rehabilitate its roads with limited equipment and funding.
“We have already worked on 60 percent of the roads in the district, and plans are underway to improve 80 percent of the road network by the end of this financial year,” he told theCooperator in a telephone interview on Sunday.
Edward Eyak Odongo, the Kwania District Engineer, said most of the district’s roads have been affected by the ongoing torrential rains, adding that they have struggled to carry out maintenance using the Shs 1 billion road rehabilitation fund appropriated by parliament.
Kwania District Local Government has a total road network of 1,321.3 kilometres. Currently, 60 percent of district and community access roads are accessible, an improvement from 36 percent in 2024, according to the latest data from the district engineering department.
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