State Minister for Bunyoro affairs in the office of the Prime Minister Jennifer Namuyangu has explored the leaders in Rukingiri district to come up with bylaws to reduce increased crimes related to drug abuse.
This was raised yesterday by Minister Namuyangu during the government’s Baraza programme that was held in Rukungiri municipality at municipal council pay grounds.
Her call was delivered from the community based services reports which shows that there is a high rate of criminality in Rukungiri due to the increased drug abuse.
She called on the leaders not to wait for the central government all the time as they have the authority to enact by-laws to guard against any evil acts in their area.
She also called up the local leaders to embrace communal work in some sectors like roads before the government intervention.
In her report the Rukungiri municipal community development Officer Hilda Nasazi noted that most of the people involved in drug abuse are the youth as this affects their behavior as well as dropping out of school at a young age.
