Speaking at a jigger outreach exercise at Bugulusi Primary School in Mbulamuti sub-county on Monday, Alex Mulindwa condemned the act, saying people were being irresponsible.
“We have been reliably informed that beneficiaries sold the items before they even reached their homes,” Mulindwa said.
He said the main culprits were residents of Bulopa, Namwendwa and Kitayunjwa sub-counties.
“This is irresponsibility and those doing it are out of order. We wanted them to be clean to avert re-infection,” he said.
The victims were given basins, towels, slippers, and a piece of detergent soap, a bottle of petroleum jelly, a pair of scissors and a nail cutter.
Mulindwa urged local leaders to be vigilant and report the culprits.
Some residents allegedly sold the items to get transport back to their homes and lunch after the long speeches at the function.
At Bugulusi, over 150 jigger-infested residents turned up to get free treatment, forcing the health team to call for more staff.
“We thought they would be few but the number was too big,” Florence Mwebe, a worker with the Friends for Community Health, an NGO, said.
Mulindwa said jigger outreach treatment would continue throughout the district until the desired impact is achieved.
Nakirya Nangobi, 60, from Namaira hailed the Government for the intervention.
“I have been having sleepless nights, scratching my feet and fingers. I am now relieved of the parasites,” Nakirya said.
However, Moses Ngobi, a network support agent from Butagaya sub-county, said a by-law should be enacted to punish jigger-infested people.
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