By Weswa Ronnie
KAPCHORWA
Farmers in Kapchorwa Municipality are crying out for urgent government intervention following delays in relief assistance weeks after hailstorms destroyed vast acres of their farmland.
Hailstorms hit the area last month and most affected areas are Kween and Kwoti Wards in East Division, whereby affected crops like maize, beans, Irish potatoes, and onions among others were completely destroyed.
Alfred Chepjur, the LCII Chairperson of Kween Ward also doubling as a farmer who was affected seriously, said that a team from the Kapchorwa District Disaster Management Committee visited the area shortly after the incident for assessment, but has since gone silent.
Daniel Siwa, a farmer from Kween Cell, says he lost his entire maize plantation and is uncertain how he will recover.
He recalls that when the disaster assessment team visited, many farmers were optimistic that help would come soon. Siwa says their situation is worsening and appeals to the government to remember and support them before it is too late.
However, Everlyn Kubarika Chebet, the LCV chairperson of Kapchrowa district while speaking to our reporter on Tuesday, 14th October urged the affected persons to be calm saying they have submitted the report to the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and are still waiting for a response.
