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Francis Oryema, a trader in Ayul A village says it was the second time that he is affected by the high voltage.
60 power consumers in Kitgum are demanding 56 million shillings from Umeme in compensation for the property they lost as a result of high voltage on January 04th this year. The affected power consumers are from Ayul A and B cell in Kitgum town council. Some of the affected items include refrigerators, radios and Televisions sets. Mark Okeny, the Chairperson Kitgum Business Community says the damages caused them financial loss. He says they have already notified the UMEME area office of their intention to sue the company.
Okeny says dealers in cold drinks, bars and hospitality businesses that rely on some of the electronics were worst hit as customers shunned their premises after the incident. Some of the traders interviewed are very bitter that Five months later UMEME has not compensated them for the damages and losses caused to their businesses. Francis Oryema, a trader in Ayul A village says it was the second time that he was affected by the high voltage.
He says they were left with no option but to repair their appliances for fear of losing business after waiting for Umeme to assess the damage in vain. A Police report submitted to the office of the RDC Kitgum last week that Uganda Radio Network has seen indicates shows that the power consumers are demanding for 56 million shillings in damages. It also noted that most of the affected residents have already fixed their electronics to continue doing business.
John Ssentongo, the Kitgum District UMEME Supervisor says the claim of the traders is already before the company’s legal team. He blames the damages on faults on transformers serving those areas.
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Ssentongo apologized that the company legal team could not visit the scene of the damage as requested by the clients due to commitments they had on their desk. He urges residents to keep receipts they used in repairing their damaged electronics for ease of verification. He also apologized to the residents that the matter took a bit of time.
Okeny says dealers in cold drinks, bars and hospitality businesses that rely on some of the electronics were worst hit as customers shunned their premises after the incident. Some of the traders interviewed are very bitter that Five months later UMEME has not compensated them for the damages and losses caused to their businesses. Francis Oryema, a trader in Ayul A village says it was the second time that he was affected by the high voltage.
He says they were left with no option but to repair their appliances for fear of losing business after waiting for Umeme to assess the damage in vain. A Police report submitted to the office of the RDC Kitgum last week that Uganda Radio Network has seen indicates shows that the power consumers are demanding for 56 million shillings in damages. It also noted that most of the affected residents have already fixed their electronics to continue doing business.
John Ssentongo, the Kitgum District UMEME Supervisor says the claim of the traders is already before the company’s legal team. He blames the damages on faults on transformers serving those areas.
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Ssentongo apologized that the company legal team could not visit the scene of the damage as requested by the clients due to commitments they had on their desk. He urges residents to keep receipts they used in repairing their damaged electronics for ease of verification. He also apologized to the residents that the matter took a bit of time.
