The facility was constructed at a cost of Shillings 385 million. The Health Center III, which serves patients mainly from the sub-counties of Bubukwanga, Ntotoro, Kirumya, and Tokwe has been overstretched of late by the increasing numbers of patients from the transit camp.
While in Bunagana town council, the refugees camped in schools, churches, and public markets. As a result, school furniture was damaged as refugees turned desks and benches into firewood for cooking.
Douglas Asiimwe, the Acting Commissioner for Refugees in the Office of the Prime Minister says that on Thursday 1,000 refugees out of 16,475 refugees have been transferred to Nakivale refugee camp.
Stephen Bangumya, one of the residents, says that he and his workers woke up on Sunday morning last week and found their gardens buried by the landslides.
The affected villages include Kigyende 1 , Kigende 2 and the neighboring areas of Omukayaga, Rwenshama ridge that are well known for their fertile soils.
