Ntoroko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ntoroko district authorities are concerned over the delayed relocation of people living in six internally displaced camps. In September 2019, the rising water levels in Lake Albert submerged Kamuga, Butungama, and Bweramule sub-counties and Kanara town council forcing over 11,000 people into the Internally displaced camps …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has pledged to give shillings 5 million to each of the families of the people whose bodies have been recovered following floods in Mbale city over the weekend. Ahamada Washaki, the Mbale City Resident Commissioner says the President has directed that each of the family …
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Elgon, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister’s office is going to resettle people from eight districts living and working within Mt Elgon national park. According to Fredrick Kizza, the manager of Uganda Wildlife Authority in Eastern and Karamoja region, over 5,000 people have constructed houses in Mt Elgon National …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several government ministries have failed to lay before Parliament their ministerial policy statements and budget estimates for the next financial year 2022/2023. They include the Ministry of East Africa Community Affairs headed by Rebecca Kadaga, the Ministry of Trade, Industries and Co-operative under the leadership …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The country might see the same confusion with money transfers as seen with relief food distribution to the vulnerable people during the initial countrywide lockdown instituted to halt further transmission of COVID-19, experts predict. Following the new lockdown measures issued by the President on Friday, …
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