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is in line with the government’s development agenda which seeks to provide the population with access to water and sanitation, as well as to improve the social-economic well-being of the citizens. Once complete, the project will provide approximately 450 000 residents with increased access to safe water and sanitation, reducing incidences of water borne diseases and improving living conditions.
ANGOLA Disorganised construction hurting environment Angola’s disorganised construction has delayed the development of cities and caused damage to the environment, says provincial director for territory
arrangement, urbanisation and housing in the southern Huila Province, António Abílio. Abílio says called disorganised housing construction is the result of an absence of basic sanitation and deficient drainage systems. He said this disorganised construction began when citizens started occupying land plots on the edges of cities during the civil war. As a result, damage to the environment has been caused. This is due to the piling up of rubbish in inappropriate places and the lack of appropriate protective echo-systems such as trees. In order to combat this, Abílio says construction planning must include a management and urbanisation policy to guide citizens when building private infrastructure.
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Sh8.1 billion for transport and infrastructure Kenya’s
Egypt investing in roads and bridges Egypt Transportation
Kwale county government plans to spend Sh36.2 billion (R4.5 billion) over period of five years. 45% of this budget will be funnelled into development projects. The transport and infrastructure sectors have been allocated Sh8.1 billion. Just over half of the money will be used for salaries, among other things, to run the county government. Kwale county finance executive officer Bakari Sebe says that the Kwale government has many avenues to collect funds, and if these avenues are used the county will not need to borrow money to run its activities.
Minister Ibrahim al-Domeiry has announced EGP4 billion (R6.2 billion) has been allocated to investment in roads and bridges in Upper Egypt. The investment falls within the framework put together by the Transport Ministry in an effort to contribute to the development of Upper-Egypt. It will further facilitate the transportation of individuals and goods and participate in industrial, agricultural and tourism developmental projects. According to al-Domeiry, these projects include the construction of Toshka road, the two-way Beni Suef road and AssiutSohag road.
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