Floods triggered by heavy rainfall have exhumed a body in Nango Village, Maziba Ward, Bunagana Town Council, Kisoro District.
The LC1 Chairperson of Maziba Cell, Leo Niyibizi, confirmed that last week’s downpour, which lasted more than two hours, unearthed a body that had been buried for a week.
Niyibizi told our reporter that the heavy rains also swept through homes and gardens, leaving residents stranded.
“Several houses and crops were destroyed. The situation could worsen if proper drainage systems are not constructed,” he warned.
He added that residents have repeatedly appealed to district authorities to improve drainage channels along roads, but their concerns have yet to be addressed.
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The LC2 Chairperson of Sooko Parish, Emmanuel Nizeyimana, said at least three houses were washed away by the floods, leaving several families homeless. He warned that the damage could severely affect livelihoods and food security.
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The LC5 Councilor for Nyarusiza Sub-County, John Mfitumukiza, criticized the Kisoro District Disaster Management Committee, accusing it of responding too slowly to disasters.
“The committee often becomes active only after damage has occurred instead of monitoring risk-prone areas and acting early,” he said.
However, the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer of Kisoro District and Chairperson of the District Disaster Management Committee, Rukundo Manasseh, said the committee is compiling a report on affected areas and assured the public that district leaders are following up on the situation.
According to the Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment, Kisoro is among the areas expected to receive near-normal to above-normal rainfall during the March–May 2026 rainy season.
The rains, which began in early to mid-March, are expected to intensify between early and late April, before gradually reducing toward the end of May.
