President Jakaya Kikwete yesterday ordered Kinondoni Municipal
Council officials to remove flood waters surrounding more than 200
houses at Basihaya area in Tegeta suburb.
He said leaving the water for more than a week was a sign of carelessness.
The Head of State was speaking during his tour to areas affected by floods in the city.
President Kikwete told the council officials that
their poor response to pump water from homes was unacceptable and it
spoiled the government image in the eyes of the public.
“You must understand that apart from what has
happened, life must continue, these people need to continue with their
lives. It’s disappointing to see this situation after all these days,”
he said.
President Kikwete said, the local council
officials must take appropriate measures to bring life back to normal as
soon as possible.
The Head of State, who was in the company of
Kinondoni District Commissioner Paul Makonda and municipal Mayor Yusuph
Mwenda, stressed that he wanted the water pumped out immediately.
“I am giving the order from this moment that water
must be pumped out of these houses, we have engineers here, you know
what to do, people must continue with their normal lives,” he said.
Earlier, Mr Makonda told President Kikwete that a
channel for draining water from the area would be constructed.
Generally, he said, more than Sh3 billion was needed to improve
infrastructure in the area.
But in response, President Kikwete said there was
no need to discuss the huge budget while people’s houses were surrounded
by water.
He said, some houses must be demolished to allow
the construction of a drainage system so that there could be no more
problems in future.
“I am not an engineer, but analytically, some
houses will be demolished in this area to allow drainage system
construction,” he said.See More
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