Ugandans rage over roads: 'Not a pothole but a pond' https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65311847 Ugandans rage over roads: 'Not a pothole but a pond' @SpireJim The potholes form an obstacle course for drivers on some roads The huge craters that pockmark many of the roads in Uganda's capital have become the subject of a Twitter trend. Using #KampalaPotholeExhibition , residents have been sharing images of the city's many potholes that their vehicles have to gingerly make their way around or through. The local authority has acknowledged the problem, saying the cavities amount to 8,500 sq m (91,493 sq ft) in area. But it added that it did not have the funds to fill them all. BBC Africa Live: Updates from the continent When academic, writer and cartoonist Dr Jimmy Spire Ssentongo started the campaign, even he could never have imagined the kind of material that would turn up. "That is not a pothole! That is a pond!" he responded to one pe...