About 2,086 cholera cases have so far been reported in the two districts.
The Victims According to the Kibuku District health officer, Dr Ahamed Bumba, the cholera epidemic reportedly left one person dead and a total of 15 people infected and admitted to Kadama health isolation centre under severe condition.
District health authorities say many communities in the district are being affected by the epidemic due to a number of factors, including inadequate safe water supply and lack of sufficient pit-latrine facilities.
Dr Bumba says strategies have been put up to avoid further spread of the disease.
“All the suspected cholera cases that were received are currently confined at an isolation unit at Kadama Health Centre.
Kibuku District has safe water coverage of 75 per cent but areas on River Namatala, have a lesser safe water coverage.
The most affected areas with high levels of people affected with the disease were found to be in Bunghokho-Mutoto where at least three people died, which he attributes to use of contaminated water and lack of pit-latrines.
Dr Wangisi says all the suspected cholera cases were confined in two cholera treatment centres, which were set up at Namanyonyi HC11 and Namatala HC1V, which in the Industrial Division.
The victims were confined at Busia Health Centre 1V.
Kibuku District health officer, Dr Ahamed Bumba says strategies have been put up to avoid further spread of the cholera.