Abandoned?
Written and Photographed by Akwii Salome
When you see this picture, what comes
to mind is that there is a water shortage, the tap is dry and has not been used
for a while now. The compound is bushy and neglected. Look at the rubbish pit,
it’s a rubbish heap one may think it is one of Kampala City Council (KCCA) damping
grounds.
You may be
pondering whether this place is inhabited or not. Yes, it is very well inhabited
by respected people of the society that serve as inspiration to the young and
teach values such as cleanliness to society. There seems to be a problem, a big
problem that is common among tenants who have no landlord to take care of such
issues but themselves.
Some causes of conflict.
Water
When it
comes to water, it is very sensitive especially when the bills are paid for
collectively. When there are different families and the ratio of water use is
10:4:1 jerican for example, there arises a conflict when the other party feels
cheated, as a result the latter refuses to pay his part of the bill thus the
tap runs dry as the water is disconnected.
Compound
Cleaning
your environment is one thing that most people may take pride in while others
don’t care at all. Some compounds are not demarcated especially where the
facilities are shared. In this case, some tenants may slash areas around the
facilities but they too give up if nobody is helping. Here the best way to
solve this problem is by collectively pulling together money for a compound
cleaner. Again some tenants refuse to pay their share of the money. The
compound remains bushy until that tenant complies.
Rubbish pits
Many
tenants love to pour rubbish however they wish, even when they pour it outside
the pit, they don’t bother to clean the mess. Sometimes, some tenants send
their young children with heavy garbage cans; the child then drags the rubbish
and pours it outside the pit. The mothers don’t bother to follow-up and clean
the mess the children left behind. Slowly but surely the rubbish pit turns into
a heap. This happens when such irresponsible tenants are prejudiced and think
that others are to do the cleaning for them.
But for
even those who fear for their health and hygiene and keep cleaning just for
that purpose, they also give up.
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