Wakiso Woman MP Distributes Maize Seeds as Hunger Fears Mount

What the report says

Wakiso District Woman MP Betty Ethel Naluyima has distributed maize seeds to residents in the district as concerns grow over possible food shortages after a prolonged dry spell. According to Nile Post, the effort is meant to help farmers restart cultivation now that rains have returned and to reduce pressure on household food supplies.

The distribution took place at Mutuba II Sub-county in Nabweru, where Naluyima handed the seeds to local leaders representing the district’s eight constituencies and to representatives of the Buganda Kingdom for further distribution. She urged farmers to use the seeds to restore production and improve food security, stressing that the supplies were intended for planting, not eating, because they had been chemically treated.

Residents and local officials welcomed the intervention. A resident of Busiro North praised the MP for responding to community needs, while the Community Development Officer at Mutuba II Sub-county said the support was timely and should be put to proper use. Nansana Municipality Deputy Mayor Prossy Nakirabira also encouraged households to consume food responsibly and save part of their harvests for future shortages.

The initiative reflects wider concerns in the area about the effects of drought on agriculture. In general terms, such seed support is often used to help farming communities recover after weather-related disruptions, though the article itself focuses on this local response in Wakiso.