KCCA Sets Aside UGX50 Million to Fight Bedbugs

[Da Dona]

The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has earmarked Sh50 million to intensify efforts to eliminate bedbugs that have infested several informal settlements across Kampala, with Kawempe-Kirokole Zone identified as the worst-hit area.

Speaking during a community engagement, KCCA Executive Director Sharifah Buzeki said the authority has dedicated a budget specifically for spraying bedbugs and will intensify the exercise across the five divisions of Kampala.

“We have dedicated a budget for spraying bedbugs. This year we shall intensify spraying bedbugs, and I appeal to the community leaders to list the areas affected by the bedbugs in the five divisions of Kampala city,” Buzeki said.

The announcement was welcomed by residents, many of whom have complained of sleepless nights and discomfort caused by the blood-sucking insects.

According to Henry Mpiima, the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) coordinator for Kawempe, Kawempe-Kirokole Zone is currently the most affected area. He appealed to KCCA to urgently intervene, saying residents are suffering from the widespread infestation.
“I appeal to the KCCA Executive Director to solve the problem of bedbugs that has hit Kawempe-Kirokole Zone and the whole of Kampala because the residents are suffering,” Mpiima said.

Buzeki urged residents living in slum areas to maintain proper hygiene as KCCA teams prepare to begin spraying operations across all five city divisions.
Meanwhile, KCCA Director of Public

Health Dr Sarah Zalwango said the Sh50 million has been set aside to purchase the insecticides required for the exercise. She added that the spraying equipment is already available and KCCA staff will carry out the fumigation in the affected communities.
Buzeki also cautioned residents against littering and dumping garbage in drainage channels, warning that enforcement teams will take action against offenders. She further commended community leaders for mobilising residents and called for continued cooperation to ensure the spraying campaign succeeds.

KCCA says the exercise is part of broader efforts to improve public health and living conditions in Kampala's densely populated communities by reducing the spread of bedbugs and preventing future infestations.

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[Eronda]

50million for bedbugs, why don’t the people effected fight it by them selves, Why must government intervene with all that money. Bed bugs multiply due to reluctance of people to fight them at the early stages.