ANIMAL QUARANTINE IN ANKOLE: MINISTER RWAMIRAMA DENIES TAKING COWS TO DR. CONGO

By Wilber muhwezi kasibante
www.mknewslink.com
in BUSHENYI—–
The minister of state for agriculture in charge of animal husbandry col bright munyontore Rwamirama has lashed out at the investigations carried out by MK newslink.com MD that between 15 and twenty lorries of cows destined for Eastern congo are not his and doesn’t know as a line minister.
Ankole cattle corridor is undergoing a serious foot and mouth animal quarantine and the every one wonders who is transporting these cows to eastern congo through quarantined districts like mbarara, sheema Bushenyi Rubiirizi and kasese to towns of Beni, Butembo, and Lushuro.
Minister col bright rwamirama has always been accused by isingiro of benefiting from animal quarantines by buying animals at 200,000 shillings and selling them at 2,000,000 shillings in town of Eastern congo above.
In a telephone interview at 11:30 pm Rwamirama categorically denied information that the he is selling animals in congo when the region are undergoing animal quarantine.
The quarantine of foot and mouth and other diseases must be enforced by minister Rwamirama . “it’s a big surprise to observe the line minister is the first suspect to abrogate the quarantine rules in ankole.
The former district chairman kamurari jeremiah one time opened all animal markets in district of Isingiro to benefit all people because minister Rwamirama was being accused of prolonging animal quarantine in order to befit from it.
All DVOs and animal husbandry offices from Isingiro district to kasese can not stop those animals on lorries because they are guarded by UPDF soldiers. “I still have young children therefore I cannot dare to stop lorries guarded by UPDF Soldiers” an officer who preferred not to be named told www.mknewslink.com Tuesday 05, 3, 2024