Meanwhile the Opposition Spokesman on Local Government, Desmond McKenzie, is questioning the government’s commitment to successfully implement a national cleanup programme to fight the spread of Chik-V.

Mr. McKenzie says pronouncements made by the Prime Minister at a recent high level summit to address the issue, have been undermined by confusion and conflicting information

When the Prime Minister called MP’s and Councilors to a summit to deal with the dreaded Chik-V, the soundings coming out of the meeting were positive.

But Desmond McKenzie believes that since then, the instructions issued have been completely disorganized and uncoordinated.

He says MPs have received conflicting instructions about which office they should be in touch with.

He says they’ve been told to submit programmes to everyone from the Public Health Department, to JEEP and ODPEM.

The West Kingston MP says, while announcements have been made about funds that have been allocated there’s still no confirmed method of accessing the funds needed to get the clean-up going.

He says the result is that political representatives across the island have been left confused and some are even complaining of political victimization.

Mr McKenzie is warning the government not to place the Chik-V clean up campaign under the auspices of the JEEP initiative.

Mr. McKenzie is calling on Prime Minister Simpson Miller to bring order to the programme.

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