Leaders of Butenga Sub-county, Bukomansimbi district, were left in disbelief as they discovered that thieves had brazenly stolen the doors of a newly constructed pit latrine.
The incident occurred at the site earmarked for the construction of the sub-county headquarters at Kanoni village along the Villa Maria-Bukomansimbi-Sembabule highway, adding an unexpected twist to the ongoing development project.
Kagimu Leonard Ssalongo the sub-county Chairperson said that he went to monitor the site and its when he saw that the metallic doors that they had just put on the latrine were stolen.
Kagimu said that since Bukomansimbi became an independent district in 2010 after it split from Masaka, Butenga sub-county is one of the sub-counties that first made Bukomansimbi district but since then they have no offices and they have been operating from Kabaka’s buildings.
He added that After a period of now 13 years while borrowing Kabaka’s buildings, in the financial year 2021-2022 the government gave them shs.20m to start constructing sub-county headquarters so he sat with his sub-county council and they decided to first build a pit latrine and it costed shs.18m and the stolen doors cost shs.800,000.
The Butenga youth councillor Kyagaba Lawrence also appealed to the government to help them with funds so that they finish their Headquarters.
Residents and leaders alike are now grappling with the implications of this peculiar crime. Law enforcement has been notified, and an investigation is underway to identify and apprehend the perpetrators responsible for this unusual theft. The incident has sparked discussions on security measures for government infrastructure projects, as community members express concerns over the safety of future developments in the area.
