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Corruption leaves Dokki’s poor without bread

August 1, 2014

By Aya Samir, The Cairo Post CAIRO: Al-Aish w Al-Horya party said in a statement Wednesday that they reported corruption in the Awlad-Alam slum in al-Dokki, as they found that the residents’ share of subsidized bread is being manipulated which causes public suffering in the area. The public committee along with the residents in the area said in the statement that they have documents that support their accusations, as they have been suffering for almost year the lack of subsidized bread, adding that their share has been manipulated and that they only receive 4000 loaves collectively instead of the 6600 to which they are entitled as is stated in the agreement between the governorate and the residents. “The bread outlets have stopped working since the first day of Eid, despite the previous statements from the Minster of Supply which stated that bakeries will operate normally during Eid” the statement said. It said that repeated ignorance for the residents’ problems and especially this crisis concerning bread, caused an outrage among the people which could escalate any time. The report that was issued by Awlad-Alam slum area’s public committee and Al-Aish w…


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