Ken Lukyamuzi

By Esther Alalo

COURT Martial chief Gen. Elly Tumwine has vowed to sue Ken Lukyamuzi (right), accusing him of spreading lies on the use of DDT to eradicate malaria.

He said the Conservative Party (CP) chief had caused fear among the populace, preventing the Government from using DDT to save lives.

“Over 320 Ugandans die of malaria daily and about 120,000 annually and people like Lukyamuzi are discouraging the Government from using DDT. I will sue him,” he said.

Environmentalists have discouraged the use of DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloet-hane) in eradicating malaria, saying it is harmful to human health.

Tumwine said the western world was discouraging DDT use to ensure that Africans continue suffering and seeking foreign aid.

“Countries like South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe are using DDT and they have been successful in eradicating malaria,” Tumwine said.

Tumwine said DDT had been used in the past but there was no evidence that it had harmed humans.

He was launching an anti-malaria campaign dubbed “fighting malaria in East Africa and Africa” at Nommo Gallery in Kampala on Friday.

Tumwine said the ban on the use of DDT was politically-motivated.