Rotary Club of Mgahinga Kisoro condoles family of Bizi village LC1 chairperson

 

The Rotary Club of Mgahinga Kisoro on Tuesday 15th May 2023 condoled with the Biizi village LC1 Chairperson, Ntibarikure Gaudios with an envelope worth 720,000 shillings for him to get a starting point in the new life after the deadly mudslide that claimed his three children and a house earlier this month.

The envelope was delivered to him by Rotarians Kayonde John and Ndagije Ezra at his residence in Biizi village Chibumba parish, Murora Sub County.

Mzee Kayonde noted that the money is a contribution from Rotary club members in Kisoro aimed at supporting Gaudios in the trying times he is going through.

Ndagije Ezra noted that the Rotary club of Mgahinga-Kisoro is also arranging support for the whole village since landslides affected all residents both directly and indirectly. He comforted the family by giving them words of encouragement and faith.

Ntibarikure Gaudios appreciated the Rotary club of Mgahinga Kisoro and prayed that its members keep the kind hearts they have for the suffering.

He noted that he still needs more support because he is starting a new life after losing most of his property to mudslides.

On Wednesday  16 May marked exactly two weeks since the deadly mudslide incident struck Murora Sub County and Chahafi town council, killing 8 people. The most affected was the family of Nyirabwegye Hope, aged 60, and her husband Gaudiozi Ntibarikure, aged 68, who lost 3 children, a grandchild and a casual labourer, when the house collapsed.

The two are residents of Biizi village in Chibumba parish in Murora Sub County, where Ntibarikure doubles as the area LC1 Chairperson.

The same mudslide that hit the chairperson's house killed a Mutwa woman and severely injured her husband, as they bypassed the ill-fated home.

Nyirabwengye Hope was also admitted to hospital in critical condition after struggling to come out of the debris of their destroyed house. She explains more.

Her husband, Ntibarikure also explains what he has passed through a challenging situation, and was lucky to have not been in the house during the incident.

In the same night, a S6 student aged 21, Kazugu Nelson of Gihuyaga village and Uwineza Recheal aged 7 years in Kabyaza village also lost their lives to the same cause.

This family, alongside other survivors have since received relief from the area MP Dr Nsaba Buturo and other leaders, the government through the Office of the Prime Minister, Rotary Club, the president and others.

Meanwhile, those dwelling in high risk areas have been asked to relocate, and the point of planting trees in hilly areas has been emphasised.