By Gerald Matembu
Survivors of the landslides in Buwandyambi ward in Namisindwa town Council, Namisindwa district have expressed concern over what they termed as being abandonment by government since the tragedy befell them.
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In May locals in Buwayambi ward woke up to ugly scenes after a sudden shift in land mass that left several houses and social facilities razed down over 10 villages leaving several families homeless.
However, affected families have cried out to government for assistance so as to be resettled as had been promised by the State Minister for disaster, Musa Ecweru who visited the area in May.
"We had a meeting with the minister at this very place and he pledged to immediately forward our plea to the speaker of parliament but there is no response,” said Stephen Wepukhulu Mangoye, the LC 2 chairman for Buwandyambi ward.
Some of the remains of the houses after the landslides.
They say, several months down the road, there is no assistance from government despite making several alarmist calls.
In a meeting with district authorities, the survivors raised their dissatisfaction to government for hoodwinking them with resettlement plans.
"Assessment was done and some people were asked to temporary vacate the place pending resettlement but nothing happened,"said Wanambwa Sole Lusabe, a victim and group leader.
“We wonder whether government takes our plight as a priority because we have been we have been seeing the president is giving free of money to ghetto youth. Why can’t they think about us," he wondered.
President Museveni a few weeks ago commissioned a number of common user facilities in Kampala and Wakiso districts as part of his efforts to fight poverty and offer skills to youths before he would later pump money into more than 20 youth projects in various towns through their own Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (Saccos).
The landslide victims in Namisindwa say instead of giving out money, government should help them get resettled as earlier had been promised.
"We can identify land within Namisindwa and neighbouring districts and government pays for it. We dont want to be taken too far away to places which may not be conducive for our social economic welfare," said Wanambwa .
However, district authorities told Nile Post that all required documents have submitted to the line ministry and waiting for response from them.
