Uganda, April 30 -- Residents of Lira say they are furious over delays by the city leadership to rehabilitate poor roads within the administrative unit.

Road users who spoke to Monitor on Tuesday attributed increasing road accidents in the area to failure by the city council to repair bad roads whose conditions worsen during rainy seasons.

Currently, huge potholes occupy many access roads in the city.

Some of the affected roads are Police, Ogwanguzi, Okello Oula, Cuk Ebange, Police, Te-Okole, Okot Ogong, Okori Olero, Adekokwok Sub-county-Aluga-Ajia, Te-Ibira , Ogwang John-Hill City roads, among others.

On Tuesday, boda-boda rider Peter Ongom expressed concern that "lake-like potholes are slowly but surely eating away a busy road that ...