Rukungiri Municipal Authorities enter deal with Home clean company limited to collect garbage.

Rukungiri: The Rukungiri municipal council has hired a private contractor to collect garbage in Rukungiri town.

This was revealed on Thursday September 26, 2024 by the Rukungiri municipality deputy town clerk Prosper Tagobya during the municipality staff meeting that happened at the municipal headquarters .

Tagobya emphasised that Home clean company limited was contracted under the public-private partnership deal.

He further asked the general public to accept this new arrangement for the development of the town.

Tagobya further revealed that residents will be paying garbage collection fees of three thousand shillings and above depending on the garbage in possession.

He warned urban dwellers against throwing garbage on the road side.

Speaking in the same meeting, the Mayor for Rukungiri municipality his worship Charles Makuru encouraged the municipal staff to sensitize the public on the advantages that come along hiring private companies in regards to garbage collection.

The development comes at a time when residents of Rukungiri town have expressed frustration with the municipal leadership over the worsening state of sanitation in town.