Monrovia-The Armed Forces of Liberia Engineering battalion has begun a massive rehabilitation on the Kebbah road which leads to Caldwell.
Residents of Kebbah community expressed joy over the rehabilitation of the road by the Armed Forces of Liberia.

A petty trader Miatta Dennis 23 said the rehabilitation of the road is sign of development adding that the grading of the road will prevent her goods from spoiling.
“Fixing of the road makes me happy, I’m happy because of the development in my community. The road used to make our goods bad off [spoil],” Dennis said.
Dennis said, the construction of the road by the military change her perception about the Army.” To see the soldiers during this I feel good about the Army.”
A Pehn-Pehn rider Samuel Gweh said, prior to the intervention of the military riding on the road was terrible.
“The pop holes are too many on this road, riding bike on this road means you have to go to the garage every week, so I’m happy to see our AFL fixing this road,” Gweh said.
Gweh said, people of Kebbah are happy to see the military intervention after months of complaining on the bad road condition.
Gweh said, the intervention by the military should not be the last adding that more of such intervention is welcoming.
The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia Daniel Ziankahn said, the military intervention on the road is in respond to the many cried by residents of the community.
Ziankahn said, the rehabilitation by the military is to buttress efforts by the Ministry of Public Works in connecting communities.
The Chief of Staff added that the military work goes beyond shooting gun.” We are not meant to shoot gun only, the military is multi-discipline.”
Ziankahn said, the AFL has been intervening in community where their roads are bad adding that the selection of Kebbah is not because the Defense Minister lives there as been speculated but rather the bad condition of the road.
“We have been constructing roads in Gbarnga, we are not constructing this road because the Defense Minister is living here,” Ziankahn said. “It is just a coincidence.”
Ziankahn said, the rehabilitation work been carry out by the military could cost the government over 100,000USD adding that it is done far lesser than actual amount.
“If you are to contract this out, you will know how much it will cost, we are making use out of our meager resources to fix this road,” Ziankahn said.
The Liberian Chief of Staff said, his engineering team has been constructing ETUs and roads leading to ETUs across the country.
He said, the equipment currently been used by his team was giving to the military by the People Republic of China.
The Assistant Minister for Public Affairs Ministry of Defense David Dahn said, the military usually intervene where need arises.
Dahn said, after months of complains by resident of the community adding that it was prudent for the military to assist the Ministry of Public Works.
“This is what the army does; the military give you maximum output. The ministry of Public Works is the lead agent what the military does is just to intervene,” Dahn said.
Dahn said, the road rehabilitation is capture in the ministry budget adding that the Military will do all it can to fix the road.