Buyende on high alert as disersiter intensifies on a round lake kyoga

31 January 2026, 21:14

By Ali Lukomo

The residents of Buyende district living around lake kyoga are facing disersiter and expect more due intensive warning of floods and draughts according to the overseers at the district. According to John paul mweene the environment officer for Buyende district, they were forced to force a disersiter preparedness task force to mitigate the effects in the near Future. Buyende district is one the district sorounded by water Bodies in all directions like from east they are river Nile with over 50 landing sites . when it rains the valume of water increases on higher speed and during dry season its worsens because land dries up easily.

In the same way Mr kanaku Micheal the district Head said floods doesn’t only effect the environment but also the sanition side is worse because it’s hard to dig a pit latrine on the shores of the lake and they are forced to dig the latrine Infront instead behind the compound

He argued the government for quick interaction if the community is to survive on the lakes but also coutioned the community to minimize on the clearing of the lake shores because they are using the shores for agriculture and settlement leaving no green covers a round

Some of the spotted areas to be affected are kilibailya landing site, kiwaaba landing site, Bukungu, Budipa, bupioko, Nkone, ngole among others.