Outrage in Kisoro as Gatovu Cemetery Overflows, Poses Health Hazard

Outrage in Kisoro as Gatovu Cemetery Overflows, Poses Health Hazard

Residents of Gatovu Village in Hospital Ward, Southern Division of Kisoro Municipality, are expressing outrage over the worsening condition of the Gatovu Public Cemetery. The burial site, which dates back to the 1960s, is now severely overcrowded, raising major hygiene and environmental concerns. It was heavily used during the reign of President Idi Amin in the 1970s and later became a mass graveyard for victims of regional conflicts—including t…