Jotham Mwesigwa, the Rwampara District Speaker, criticized Members of Parliament for operating in isolation and consistently portraying local government leaders as corrupt in the eyes of the electorate.
The disease affects the colour of the banana fingers and bunches from green to brown or black, according to one of the affected farmers Nestori Aturinda. He says that the disease eventually results in premature ripening and shrinking of the banana’s, yet even when cooked, they remain hard and inedible.
