Uganda, March 23 -- Leaders in Makindye Ssabagabo Municipality have threatened to close all government hospitals and schools over poor sanitation.

"When it comes to sanitation, Makindye Ssabagabo is badly off. We have no garbage trucks, garbage is dumped everywhere, the place is stinking, toilets within health centers and schools are too dirty and flies are all over the place, which has put the lives of our patients and children at risk because anytime we shall have a cholera outbreak in Makindye due to poor hygiene. It looks like government forgot about us,'' said the Deputy Mayor Makindye Ssabagabo, Mr Moses Kanala, during the Annual Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Symposium/Sanitation week commemoration in Makindye Ssabagabo Muni...