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 Posted - 18 Jan 2008 : 19:50:53
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K.M.C Commission 25 New Tractors And Trailers
By Isatou Bittaye
The Kanifing Municipal Council, on Wednesday, January 16, commissioned twenty-five new tractors and trailers for efficient collection and disposal of waste in the municipality. The commissioning of the tractors was held at the KMC grounds.
In his welcome remarks, the chairman of the KMC Interim Committee, Mr. Gibou Jagne, said the council has been faced with tremendous challenges over the years in addressing the problems that are associated with waste collection and disposal.
He said it is against this background that efforts are being made to acquire the tractors and trailers which he said will benefit the municipality.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Chief Executive Officer of KMC, Mr. Abdoulie M.B Sanyang said the council was unable to collect waste regularly to the satisfaction of residents who pay rates and taxes in anticipation of such basic social services. He added that the constraints were as a result of lack of adequate resources. Mr.
Sanyang noted that with the council’s current development plan, they will ensure that unsatisfactory services become a thing of the past. He urged the people to ensure that the tractors and trailers are used for the purpose for which they are meant in order for them to realise their objectives.
In commissioning the tractors, the Secretary of State for Local Government, Lands and Religious Affairs, Mr. Ismaila Sambou, said waste collection and disposal are some of the core responsibilities of the Municipalities and Area Councils.
He said it is the responsibility of his Department of State to ensure that all forms of social services are delivered by the councils regularly and efficiently to improve the livelihood of the people. Mr. Sambou stated that the Kanifing Municipality is the most densely populated township in The Gambia and the provision of adequate and regular cleansing service by the KMC is a subject of great difficulty. He noted that local government councils are not profit making institutions and their role is to collect property rates and taxes and plough it back to communities in the form of services.
SoS Sambou added that with the proper management of the tractors and trailers, the problem of waste collection in the Municipality will be solved. He congratulated the Management and Staff of the KMC for returning to the people a substantial D9.6 million of their tax monies in the form of the tractors.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper Burning Issues
Issue No. 008/2008, 18 – 20 January 2008
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