Uganda: Mengo Officials Resist DDT Use in Buganda

Kampala — Mengo officials have opposed the application of Dichlorodiphenyltrichlo-roethane (DDT) in Buganda, in a fight against malaria.

The Kingdom's spokesman and Minister for Cabinet Affairs, Mr Peter Mayiga, told The Monitor yesterday that Buganda was against the use of DDT in Uganda because of its negative effects.

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