Drought that has hit areas of Nyabbani and Rwenkubebe Kamwenge district has dried most wells and streams putting residents in total fear of famine.

The residents have now turned to River Mpanga which is more than three kilometers way.

Asaph Businge a resident of Nyabbani says the long distance to fetch water has mainly affected women and school going children who carry the water on either their heads or bicycles.

Businge attributes the drought to the residents’ failure to protect and conserve the environment citing individuals that have drained swamps to create space for agriculture and animal rearing.

Businge is however certain that if people learn how to harvest rain water and keep it safely the problem may be addressed.

There are fears that the water scarcity might affect the education starndards of the area in the long run since most students report to school after 10:00 AM.

By Sunday Rogers