{Residents of Karenge sector of Rwamagana district have expressed concern over raising cases of theft of domestic animals, attributing it to drought and crop failure.
Many of Karenge sector residents say they did not harvest enough produce during the previous season. }
“Drought led to crop failure in the previous season. We are rationing to one meal a day. Sometimes we don’t eat the whole day when we fail to find one with food in exchange of laabour,” said Idrisa Rukundo, one of the residents.
Vincent Rutaganda, another resident also revealed that hunger is beginning to bite so hard that some residents are contemplating to leave for other districts to seek means of survival.
Nepo Tumusifu said that theft in their region has reached a higher level since it has extended to other material. “We are faced with domestic animals theft. We no longer pasture goats in bushes since they are stolen for whoever tries to do it. The theft has extended to other materials like bicycles during market days,” he said.
The executive secretary of Karenge sector, Marc Rushimisha, also confirmed that the prevailing hunger in some parts of Rwamagana resulted from drought.
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