By Sadique Bamwita
The Kampala Capacity City Authority ( KCCA) Executive Director, Hajat Sharifah Buzeki, led locals and ghetto youth in areas of Kikajjo and Kiganda zone , Kisenyi parish , Kampala Central Division, in the routine weekly clean-up exercise, and pledged to inject more cash in their SACCO known as Bermuda Ghetto Youth SACCO.
Hardworking Buzeki, who was accompanied by her Deputy Benon Moses Kigenyi plus other KCCA staff , led Kisenyi locals in the clean- up exercise for about six hours and during the exercise, People’s residences and frontages were thoroughly cleaned on top of unblocking drainage channels that had been blocked by locals.
After conducting a successful Clean-up exercise, Hajat Buzeki lectured Locals on how to separate degradable wastes from non-degradable wastes, emphasizing the health risks associated with poor disposal of garbage.
Hajat Buzeki, who was impressed with the high turn up of locals during the weekly clean-up exercise, appreciated Kisenyi residents, City Ambience scouts and 7 Hills Cleaning company for cleaning the city as the authority prepares to achieve a smart and liveable city.
Later Hajat Sharifah Buzeki visited Bermuda Youth Ghetto SACCO at USAFI Taxi Park, where she inspected the SACCO offices and the ghetto youth explained to her how they have been able to use their savings to manufacture items like liquid soap and books among other things.
While at Bermuda Ghetto SACCO offices, Hajat Buzeki donated dozens of books to school going children who are due to report for third term in less than a week.
In her debrief after inspecting the Ghetto SACCO offices, Hajat Buzeki informed the media that she had a successful interaction with the Kisenyi ghetto youth adding that she was impressed with the way they manage their SACCO money before pledging to inject more funds in it.
The Deputy Executive Director Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), Benon Moses Kigenyi who accompanied his boss Hajat Sharifah Buzeki during the clean- up exercise, implored Kisenyi locals to prioritize cleaning their residences and frontages to avert possible outbreak of diseases like cholera among other diseases.
Kigenyi also revealed that the authority has fixed a number of roads and continues to fix more saying this is intended to improve road infrastructures within Kampala Capital City.
The Lord Councilor for Kampala Central Division as well as the National Ghetto Structure Coordinator, Shafiq Kalyango said Buzeki’s visit to Ghetto SACCO offices has restored hope among the ghetto youth that government cares about them.
Councilor Kalyango assured Hajat Buzeki that the ghetto youth are committed to manufacturing more commodities beyond liquid soap and soap , something that impressed generous Buzeki who pledged to fund their SACCO to enable them achieve their dream of expanding their project.
