The woman Member of Parliament for Serere district Alice Alaso has demanded for speedy extension of foot   and mouth vaccine to the eight districts of Teso.

FDC Secretary General, Alice Alaso

Alaso told parliament that since the quarantine was put on the movement of cattle inTeso over the outbreak of the foot and mouth disease, the government never sent the vaccine to the area to solve the problem.

She said that the people in  Teso  are financially badly off because they cannot sell their cattle because of the ban on the movement of the cattle in Teso.

She said that the vaccine should be taken toTeso and vaccinate the cattle affected by foot and mouth disease and cure them to enable the lifting of the quarantine.

Alaso says the restriction on the movement of livestock has also affected traders in livestock products who include, butchers, traders in hides and skins and milk vendors.

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