Despite the many efforts that government had put to eradicate tsetse flies from the country from the early 1980s, they continued to persist. Currently, the prevalence rate stood at 70% in the Busoga Sub-region, Tsetse Islands, Karamoja and Game Parks. According to the Executive Director of the coordinating office for the control of Trypanosomiasis in Uganda, Prof. Charles Waiswa, the infestation remained prevalent mainly affecting the cattle. “What we are seeing now after a lot of effort in controlling the tsetse fly is that we have tsetse flies along water bodies; the rivers, the lakes and major swamps and this is where we experience the epidemics of both the animal and the human disease. Also, we have tsetse fly infestations in the National Parks the conservation areas.”

Field teams first went to the field where they treated over 2,000 cows and mounted other treated net traps aiming to eradicate tsetse in the region. Some locals commended the government for coming to their rescue. They said the flies had become too many. “Though we live and cultivate on the banks of water areas, and we have many forested areas, we are glad that the government has come to our rescue.”These later converged at the Nile Resort Hotel where they were trained on how to overcome the flies so as to improve the milk productivity. Dr. Charles Otim the Chairman Uganda Trypanosomiasis Control Council however urged the government to increase funding and expertise so they can eradicate tsetse Flies infestation completely. “TCC appeals to you to support in this; one, institutional strengthening, two, increase in human and financial resources....” Busoga region was badly hit by the tsetse fly infestations in the early 1980s and 1990s a situation that left many people and animals dead.