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In a brazen act of local-level corruption, senior managers at the Epworth Local Board allegedly siphoned US $93,400 from the Estate Fund—intended for roads, sewers, and land acquisition under Section 300(2) of the Urban Councils Act—into luxury car loans for themselves. None of the loans have been repaid, according to the Auditor-General’s damning report.
Epworth remains an unfinished settlement of over 200,000 residents—60% living in informal “Magada” areas, without proper sanitation or road infrastructure. This scandal hits deepest where infrastructure is collapsing fastest.
“We’ve been fighting land grabs and dodgy layout plans for years… now they steal from our sewers and fix their own rides,” said an Epworth activist on record.
According to the Legal Resource Foundation, Epworth’s roads are riddled with potholes; sewage leaks flood homes. Residents face real health risks—especially as pit latrines leak into groundwater, making well water unsafe for drinking.
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