Kalangala is one of the first districts created by president Museveni’s NRM government in 1990w but it has the same woes like new districts.

It is shocking that simple diseases kill people in Kalangala because the district has only two doctors serving a population of over two million people.

According to the officer in-charge of Kalangala district health centre, Steven Sonko, one of the doctors is the District Health Officer (DHO) doing administrative work for the district.

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The problem stemmed from a news story aired on the radio on 17^th/November/2011 which alleged that the former district boss in being investigated for his involvement in the disappearance of solar panels.

Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) has learnt that after the story was aired, Kikola called and invited the journalist to his home but he declined. Several calls followed and Kikola allegedly asked the journalist why he refused to go to his resident. As he was hanging up his last call, he allegedly threatened the complainant that something strange will happen to him.

Over 80 solar panels were donated by the African Development Bank through the ministry of water and environment in 2010 to help in circulating clean and safe water in Kalangala Town Council. Unfortunately, about 40 (forty) are missing.

Since 14^th/November/2011, police has been investigating officials who were allegedly involved.  Several suspects have been arrested and about 21 solar panels have been recovered.

“I called Mr. Kikola for a comment after coming across his name on the list of those police is supposed to investigate and he refuted allegations saying the solar panels at his home were among those donated saying he purchased them years ago.

Ssembuusi added that after getting the comment he wrote the story and it was later aired which triggered the endless calls.

He has also reported that he has filed a case at Kalangala police station.

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The much needed ARV drugs

The Chairman LC5 Daniel Kikola says that the situation has gone out of hand when the NGO that has been supplying free ARVs suspended the service due to reduced funding from their donors.

Kalangala which is an island district in Lake Victoria is said to be having many people infected with HIV because of prostitution and the belief by many fishermen that they don’t need to protect themselves from HIV since they may die anytime on waters while fishing.

Kikola has asked government to consider Kalangala district as a special area that needs attention on matters of health and HIV/AIDS in particular.

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