Sh100m for health centre

KIBAALE-Nalweyo Health Centre IV that was destroyed by a fire early this year, has received sh100m for reconstruction. Dr. Dan Kyamanywa, the district director of health services, said a tender for the construction would be soon awarded. He added that the health centre has been running an out-patient department due to lack of facilities to admit patients. The LC5 chairperson, George William Namyaka, commended the Government for the timely response in assisting the health centre.


Elephants destroy crops


KASESE-Elephants and monkeys from the Queen Elizabeth and Kibaale National parks have destroyed crops in the district. The crops include cassava, maize, pineapples and paw paws. The affected areas are Nyakiyumbu, Kisinga, Lake Katwe, Kichwamba and Muhokya villages. “The Elephants have also left many cotton fields destroyed. The cases were reported but the Government has not yet helped the people whose gardens were destroyed,” said Xavier Muhindo, the district production coordinator. He was addressing participants at a workshop for farmers at the Tooro Resort last week. Muhindo urged the Government to put in place measures to protect farmer’s crops from destruction by animals. He added that farmers in the district had experienced a dry season that had destroyed most crops.