The municipal magistrate deplores this attitude of his fellow citizens of the Cameroonian political capital and also denounces the slowness of the district municipalities.
Guest of the program “News Hebdo” on Sunday, September 11, 2022 on Cameroon Radio Television (CRTV), the town hall of the city of Yaoundé, Luc Messi Atangana was questioned on several subjects concerning his city, in particular that related to safety public. It has indeed become recurrent to find heaps of rubbish strewn on the streets of Cameroon, releasing strong pestilential odors that undermine the well-being of the populations.
In public opinion, the responsibility for the disposal of this waste is systematically attributed to the company Hygiène et Salubrité du Cameroun (Hysacam), which is responsible for the collection and treatment of waste on the national territory. Not only. For the mayor of the city, the population is also held responsible for this situation. “The rudeness of a good margin of city dwellers who throw rubbish everywhere, thinking that its disposal is the responsibility of someone else, the municipalities or Hysacam. Sometimes, if there are trash cans somewhere, they prefer to put the waste on the ground, ”laments Luc Messi Atangana.
The Hysacam company seems to exceed by the volume of garbage, and it is for this reason that the Urban Community of Yaoundé has asked individuals to assist this company in the cleaning service. “Given this sufficiently heavy weight, at the level of the town hall of the city, I associated individuals. Apart from the trucks stamped Hysacam, there are other trucks which have no mention, which contribute to the removal of this garbage to come in support, on exclusive financing of the Urban Community, “adds the elected official on mayor of the city of Yaoundé.
He also denounces the delays observed at the level of the district municipalities, which do not have specific local policies to ensure better management of household waste. “I had to gradually equip the district town halls with small waste collection equipment; tricycles… And it comes back to me that some of these town halls do not use them “, He regrets.