Mpanga Market Bridge worrying lives of vendors.

Mpanga Market Bridge worrying lives of vendors.

By Francis Tusiime, 10/4/2014

Kabarole

As vendors celebrate and jubilate for inhabiting a newly constructed complex Mpanga markets, some vendors and pedestrians have expressed worries over the Mpanga market bridge that is in solely state.

The bridge that connects Mpanga Market and Kamwenge road having rotten woods and the vendors are likely to collapse into the river.

Mwesige Peter a vendor at Mpanga market said the only one bridge that is being used by the Mpanga secondary school students, Buhinga Primary school pupils, Mpanga Market vendors and customers have several times survived narrowly to collapse into water.

He said that recently they complained to the council, to their surprise only they worked part of it and left the other rotting.

Mugume Stephen said that recently witnessed a pedestrian losing her shoe in the water after she missed the rotten wood.

Kugonza Jseka a resident of Bukwali said that the municipal authorities must work on the bridge or else they are risking the lives of young people especially school going children.

Lwanga Edward the town clerk Fort Portall Municipality said that the council has written to National roads fund to have some funds to work on it.

he said that plans are under way to be worked on.