Government allocates Shs62b to relocate over 13,000 Bugisu landslide-risk households, starting in Namisindwa

At a meeting convened by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja with ministers and Bugisu MPs in Kampala, government finalised plans to begin relocating households from landslide-prone areas of Mount Elgon from 21 October, with Shs62 billion allocated, the Daily Monitor reported. Relief Minister Sam Engola said the exercise would start in Namisindwa District and that vacated houses would be demolished by the Uganda Wildlife Authority with security agencies; Tourism Minister Tom Butime said the land would be added to Mount Elgon National Park.