Makerere University students have complained of poor sanitation which they claim has aided the breeding of bedbugs in halls of residence.
Students residing in the halls told the Daily Monitor yesterday that the bedbugs had spread to almost every room.
A first year student in Lumumba Hall, who only identified himself as Peter, said he could hardly rest at night because of the parasitic insects.
“We have bedbugs in Lumumba Hall. They [authorities] told us they had sprayed but there are no signs. Life is becoming hard. My friends from other halls are also complaining of the same. This is not what I had expected from a university,” he said.
The guild president, Ms Anna Adeke Ebaju, who resides in Africa Hall, acknowledged that there were bedbugs but added: We have sprayed countless times to no avail. When students return from their holidays, they bring back property that is not sprayed.”
A notice pinned up by authorities yesterday urged students with bedbugs in their rooms to report the matter to the wardens so that the rooms are fumigated. Concerns over of poor hygiene in the halls of residence were first raised during celebrations to mark 20 years since the university started the private scheme last month.
