The
Section Chief of Konakpindibu Section in Nongowa chiefdom, Kenema
District, Amara Soko Musa in collaboration with the Nongowa chiefdom
authorities have provided suitable land for the construction of the
Ebola Case Management camp and cemetery for Kenema district.The land is situated at Niahun junction near Gelehun in the Nongowa chiefdom in Kenema district on the Kenema-Kailahun highway about eight miles from Kenema city.
Speaking to the press at the working site chief Amara Musa Soko said the construction of the Ebola Case Management camp in their section is part of their own contribution in the eradication of Ebola virus in the eastern region and the country at large.
He added that they have not receive any money from either the government, or nongovernmental organization for the acquisition of the land for the purpose of the Ebola Case Management camp construction and the cemetery for Kenema. He encourage his people of Konakpindibu to continue to accept that Ebola is real and is a killer disease that has no relation and if not control can easily spread fast.
The section chief Soko Musa appeal to the management of Sierra Leone Red Cross Society (SLRCS) to first consider the youth and other key workers in KonaKpindibu section when employing workers for services on the land adding that more than 85% of his people are unemployed.
Earlier the program administrator SLRCS Henry Mukeh requested for burial site and recommended the Resident minister east Hon. Maya Moiwo Kaikai for the great role he is playing towards the fight against Ebola virus in the region and the speedy construction of the Ebola Case Management camp in the district. Mr. Henry Mukeh cautioned everyone to respect the rule and regulation of the health workers in other to contain the Ebola virus in the country.
The work is expected to be completed very soon though weather is hampering it progress.
Tuesday August 26, 2014
