Local leaders in Wakiso district have vowed to block the planned take over of the Entebbe Grade A hospital by State House.

The leaders led by the Wakiso district chairman Matia Lwanga Bwanika have threatened to mobilise residents to demonstrate on Monday next week if govt does not reverse its plans.

Bwanika says the planned take over of the hospital will greatly affect health service delivery.

The hospital, which serves an estimated 6,000 people, in the districts of Wakiso, Kalangala, Masaka and some parts of Kampala borders State House Entebbe gate, which according to State House could compromise security.

The government reportedly plans to take over the hospital on November 1st and turn it into a health facility for State House staff and security personnel.

The leaders are demanding that the gov’t makes a commitmnet to construct a fully fledged hospital to ensure continued service delivery before Grade A hospial is taken over.

It is however not yet clear if another hospital is going to be built in Entebbe to provide the health services to the residents.