Residents of the capital complain about Rustam Emomali’s incompetence

Several days of cold in Tajikistan have shown that the mayor of the capital, Rustam Emomali, is one of the most incompetent officials in the country.

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On January 16, 2023, well-known Tajik journalist, researcher, and lecturer at Tajik National University Kironsho Sharifzoda published a post on Facebook, addressing a question to the mayor of the capital, Rustam Emomali: “In a nine-story building, there has been no water for three days, is this how you manage the city?”

“In house No. 22 of the Zaravshan microdistrict, there has been no water for 3 days. The housing and communal services management only responds to our endless inquiries: ‘Please wait, we will send a plumber.’ The duty officer of the State Unitary Enterprise ‘Water Supply and Sewage of Dushanbe’ (service center phone: 446010055) repeats like a parrot for almost an hour: ‘Your call is very important to us. Please stay on the line.’ How long can we stay on the line?” – asks Sharifzoda.

“In the Firdavsi district, the situation is the same. On Ne’mat Karaboev Street, it is cold in the apartments, and the heating networks are ignoring us. Last year it was warm, but this year we don’t feel any heat at all. In a month, winter will be over, but we haven’t seen any warmth,” – writes Sabokhat Sanginova, a resident of the Firdavsi district.

“In these cold days, electricity has been cut off in the ‘Giprozem’ microdistrict. We have a newborn baby,” – writes Rustam Mirzoev, a resident of the Sino district.

“We have the same situation. On the first day, a technician came and said to wait until it gets warmer, and then left. It has already been four days that the residents of house 166/1 on Rudaki Avenue have been without water. The most surprising thing is that two days ago, an inspector came demanding payment for the water bill,” – laments Bahktier Rahmatulloev, a resident of the Ismoili Somoni district.

Well-known journalist Rajabi Mirzo, citing representatives of the electrical networks, writes: “According to the employees of the electrical networks themselves, the devices cannot handle the load because old devices were used instead of new ones. In other words, this is the theft of previous officials.”

Sabrina Gafurzoda, a resident of the ‘Vodonasosnaya’ microdistrict, summarizes the reasons for this problem in the capital in one sentence: “In the ‘Vodonasosnaya’ area, there has been no water for 2 days. They are collecting money to prepare for the winter period, knowing that it won’t be so cold in winter, they embezzle the money, and when severe frosts hit, all the pipes freeze, and electricity is cut off… It’s just a nightmare (((((((((((.”

Residents of many high-rise buildings in the capital, most of which were built 30-40 years ago or more, are experiencing great difficulties. The situation for residents of Dushanbe who live in unfinished and emergency houses is hard to imagine. In particular, residents of houses built by Beg Sabur, the father-in-law of Emomali Rahmon, and the “incompetent” mayor Rustam Emomali gave permission for residents to move in without inspection.

Some residents of Dushanbe report their problems on social media, stating that public transport in the capital, which was already not ideal, has created many problems and difficulties for residents during the severe cold and snowfall. It has come to the point where it takes hours to wait for transport to get from one part of the city to another.

The eldest son of the president, Rustam Emomali, has been the mayor of the capital for 6 years. In such a corrupt country as Tajikistan, most high-ranking officials are thieves and corrupt individuals, just like Rustam Emomali and his father Emomali Rahmon.

With such a patron as the president of the country, every chairman and official works with greater responsibility and at least ensures the basic needs of residents, such as water and electricity, but the mayor of the capital, Rustam Emomali, who inherited corruption and embezzlement of the state budget from his father, does not care at all about the well-being of residents or solving problems…

Amrullohi Nizom, journalist