KOTA KINABALU CAR PARKING FEES COLLECTION

THE KOTA Kinabalu car parking fees collection by the DBKK through its investment arm DBKK Holding Sdn Bhd since the take over of the direct management of the KK car park starting from 1st of May this year has collected a staggering amount of RM 260,640 for the month of May and June 2012.

The money collected during the past years by the two previous DBKK contractors on the KK car parks was not made known and the statements of account were not published. This money is basically the contribution from the public for the maintenance and upkeep of the Kota Kinabalu City.

Very unfortunately, the two previous contractors who had collected a vast sum of money but the amount was not made known, and the DBKK/MPKK did not disclose any details on the actual amount collected and the amount paid to DBKK on the sharing of the collection.

The Sabah DAP Vice chairman Edward Ewol Mujie strongly feels that the city hall should disclose the account on the KK car parking fees collection since the beginning of handing over to the contractors. The information is vital to show the transparency in the matter. He further queries that whether DBKK had actually received any sharing of the collected money. He said that it is unfair for the money to be kept in the pocket of the contractor.

It is righteous for the DBKK to disclose the total monthly collection for the last two months and this indicted that large sum of money is actually being contributed by the KK car park user. This also proves that the people who refused to pay to the private contractors previously, their action is justified.

Edward said that he encourages the DBKK to publicly make known their monthly collection regularly. At the same time DBKK should claim the amount due by their previous contractor. He hopes the money contributed by the KK folks will be put into good use to upgrade the various facilities in the KK City, for example the public toilets, cleanliness, pedestrian walkways, beautification work and street lights. (DAP Media)