Andrew Locugae, the Nadunget sub-county LC V councillor, says the affected people in the cold since the fire destroyed their houses.
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Residents whose houses were burnt on Sunday are pondering for the next step in Nadunget sub county in Moroto district.
Families
affected by wildfires in Nakapelimen village in Nadugent Sub County in
Moroto district have appealed to the government to come to their rescue with
relief food before the situation worsens.
The wildfire razed down 100 houses
and killed two infants three days ago.
Andrew Locugae, the Nadunget sub-county LC V councillor, says the affected
people in the cold since the fire destroyed their houses. According to Locugae, nobody
has come to the rescue of the affected families.
"We are already seeing some of these families beginning
to starve because their food in the stores got burnt," he said.
John Longole,
the LC I Chairperson Nakapelimen village, says district authorities asked him
to generate the list of the affected families.
"The district officials
come and told me to generate the list of the affected families but since that
time up to now we have not seen anything coming," he said.
Grace Nakut, an elderly woman whose house got burnt told URN that all her cards
for receiving money under the senior citizen grant and national identity card
got burnt.
"The fire has burnt all my food, national identity card and the
card for getting senior grants cash. I don't know where to start from,"
she said.
James Loru, the Nadunget Sub-county Area land Committee chairperson, says they
have tried to request for assistance from development partners and government
but none has responded.
Andrew Keem Napaja, the Moroto District LC V Chairperson,
says he has submitted the list of the affected families to the office of the
prime minister for help.
"The district has submitted the list of the
people affected by fire, so am requesting for them to be patient,” he said.
