Landslide victims have not received any food relief

By Moses Kidandi
Over six hundred and ninety five people affected by the landslides in Bududa are at risk of starvation.

Victims claim they have not received even half a kilo of food from government yet the minister of relief and disaster preparedness Hillary Onek announced on the first day of the tragedy that he was dispatching a trailer of food stuff which has never reached.

The residents claim they have only received help of non food items from the Uganda Red cross which has also been working with the Uganda peoples Defense forces in rescue operations and search for any missing persons.

Part of Government Aid that the victims have not received includes  five million shillings to the families of the deceased,two million shillings to the survivors as pledged by president Museveni and a relocation to safer areas which government announced it was ready to implement.

The landslides that occurred in Bukalasi sub county last week affected close to one hundred and thirty five house holds.