Uganda, just like other African Country is currently experiencing a dry spell in many of the Districts, which has left many animals dead, food plantations dry, and is getting to the worst where people are dying because of hunger.
The dry spell is attributed to the long drought that has hit the country for close to six months.
The Karamoja region forexample is worst hit to the extent that residents are now eating grass and dog's meat for survival.
Other areas like Mayuge, Napak, Kasese, Kayunga and others are experiencing water shortages. The water that is easily accessed by residents is not healthy for human consumption.
In Mayuge, water is dug deep down the ground and what is collected is not always adequate for home use. Many homesteads find themselves having to share water with their animals so as to help them survive the dry spell.
Since the May 1st floods in Kasese District, the area has never had rain and this has caused the drying up of the little plantations that were not swept away by the floods, to dry up.
With the drought, diseases like cough, flu, cholera, diarrhea are now spreading very fast, leaving many in fear for their lives.
Costs of living have become so high across the country and experts are warning that the drought is not yet to end so Ugandans should prepare for more of it.
President Yoweri Museveni has in the past advised Ugandans to grow crops that are resistant to drought and its effects in-order to fight hunger.
The dry spell is attributed to the long drought that has hit the country for close to six months.
| Scenes like this are now common in many areas like the Karamoja region. (File Photo) |
Other areas like Mayuge, Napak, Kasese, Kayunga and others are experiencing water shortages. The water that is easily accessed by residents is not healthy for human consumption.
In Mayuge, water is dug deep down the ground and what is collected is not always adequate for home use. Many homesteads find themselves having to share water with their animals so as to help them survive the dry spell.
Since the May 1st floods in Kasese District, the area has never had rain and this has caused the drying up of the little plantations that were not swept away by the floods, to dry up.
With the drought, diseases like cough, flu, cholera, diarrhea are now spreading very fast, leaving many in fear for their lives.
Costs of living have become so high across the country and experts are warning that the drought is not yet to end so Ugandans should prepare for more of it.
President Yoweri Museveni has in the past advised Ugandans to grow crops that are resistant to drought and its effects in-order to fight hunger.
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