Brigadier Stephen Oluka, the Head of the Disaster Response Team in the Office of the Prime Minister told Uganda Radio Network that they have dispatched a team of soldiers to combat the locusts.
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UPDF starts the spraying of Desert Locusts in Bukwo
Bukwo District Resident
Commissioner, Tom Chesol, says they are overwhelmed by the high number of
desert locusts. The desert locusts invaded Bukwo District on Tuesday afternoon from
Kanyere in West Pokot County in Kenya.
The Locusts are currently in Muteshet, Kabei, Riwo and Kamet
Sub counties. They have also spread to
Kapsiywo, Kabokwo and parts of Kameti. According to Chesol, the Locusts
are too many and are in thousands.
He says a team from Uganda People’s Defense Forces and Local Defense Unit
is already on ground to spray the locusts. He however, says the work being done
is still very minimal compared to the task at hand.
Brigadier Stephen Oluka, the Head of the
Disaster Response Team in the Office of the Prime Minister told Uganda Radio
Network that they have dispatched a team of soldiers to combat the locusts. He
is certain that by the end of the day, they will have managed to bring the
situation to order.
By the time of filing this report, the team was in
Tulel Sub County. Desert locusts are very destructive to crops and can
eat several acres of crops within a few hours.
Bureau Chief Elgon/Bukedi
Kirinya Ayubu is the URN Bureau Chief of Elgon/Bukedi Sub Regions . He holds a Bachelors Degree in Mass Communication from Islamic University in Uganda and a Diploma in Computer Science and Information Technology from the same University.
