The Committee Chairperson, Jacob Richards Opolot, the Pallisa County MP noted with concern the poor state of toilets at the university as brought to the attention of the committee by students recently.
The closed buildings occupied by more than 100 tenants were sharing only one toilet. Edward Ndyabahika the Eastern Division Health Officer says that the toilet which tenants were sharing was in a poor state.
Vicent Alpha Opio, the LC5 Councilor for Kabwoya sub-county told URN that now councilors and other government officials can access the flash toilets following their renovation
The two flash toilets, have for the past two years never been in use after they were blocked due to lack of water. This has forced the more than 50 district staff to seek for alternative to answer natures call
William Ndyanabo, the Ibanda Municipal Principal Health Inspector, says they have been helping residents to liaise with owners of cesspool emptier from Mbarara.
Tedson Niwagaba, the Kamwezi Sub County LC III Chairperson, says they notified the district on the situation at the school, but they havent received any response.
A government primary school at Lwebitakuli Sub County in Ssembabule District is operating without sanitary facilities after their latrine caved in last term following heavy downpour.
Court in Kibaale district has handed out a seven day community service punishment to a man for failing to construct a pit latrine for his family members.
In some schools, the girls are forced to walk long distances to access sanitary facilities. They are uncomfortable sharing latrines with the boys and teachers
Four police posts in Luweero are operating without toilets. The Police posts are Kakinzi, Mazzi, Kabunyata and Kikyusa Police posts which together have a population of more than 100 Police officers and their families. A police officer at Kakinzi Police post said that they shared a toilet with Kakinzi Masgid Noor Mosque for a year until recently when the administrators stopped them and locked it.
Traders at Kagunga market in Ikumba sub-county have been left without toilet facilities after they were barred from using a council toilet built on private land. The toilet had been built as an emergency measure on Valeriano Muheirwe’s land.
