By Naboth Isaac Niwagaba
Rubanda West county member of parliament, Hon. Moses Kamuntu Mwongyera has donated Medical Equipment and a 10,000 litre Water Catchment tank to Muko Health Centre IV as a way of thanks giving after recovering from covid-19.
While speaking today at Muko Health Centre IV, the soft spoken businessman who recently joined parliament as the Rubanda West Mp 2021-2026 revealed that he had been battling COVID-19 for the last two weeks.
His statements come at a time when Parliament is suspended after over 100 people including Mps, parliamentary staff, journalists and security officials attached to parliament reportedly tested positive for COVID-19.
Kamuntu said that after recovering, the first thing on his mind was to thank God by giving back to the community and that’s how he came up with an idea to donate medical equipment at Rubanda Health Centre IV. He said that he also learnt that there was a challenge of water accessibility since patients, including expectant mothers, were walking distances to search for water outside the health centre.
However, Kamuntu expressed concern about the complacency in Rubanda District where the majority of the people were still not bothered about the COVID-19 pandemic. He said he was shocked to see traders at Karukara market along Kabale- Kisoro road doing business without face masks and social distancing.
Meanwhile, Kamuntu revealed that he had spent about 80 million in clearing bills for his COVID-19 treatment and asked Rubanda residents to avoid finding themselves in a position where they must choose between meeting unprecedented expenditures or dying.
The Medical Officer in charge of Muko Health Centre IV Dr. Godfrey Bampabwiire thanked Hon. Kamuntu for donating medical equipment to the facility. He revealed that they were struggling with insufficient medical supply from the government especially in the maternity department.
The medical equipment worth UgX 6.5 million donated by Kamuntu includes medical gloves and face masks, drugs used in the maternity treatment unit, and hand gloves. He also donated a 10,000 water catchment tank and promised to hire Police Water collector vehicles to always refill the tank until a permanent solution for water is found.
