Uganda to pay 18 million shillings to households relocated in Bugisu
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Nile Post
The Ugandan government plans to pay 18 million shillings to each household relocated in the Bugisu sub-region, where more than 13,000 people live in areas exposed to landslides. An allocation of 62 billion shillings has been set aside for the operation, which is due to begin on Wednesday, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja announced.
The Ugandan government will begin relocating households living in landslide-prone areas of the Bugisu sub-region on Wednesday. Each eligible household will receive 18 million Ugandan shillings in a single payment to buy land and move to a safer place, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja announced on Tuesday.
More than 13,000 people live in the risk areas, according to an assessment by the disaster preparedness department in the Office of the Prime Minister. The government has allocated 62 billion shillings to the operation. Recipients will have to use the assistance to acquire land in safer areas of Bugisu or elsewhere in Uganda.
Nabbanja, who was tasked by President Yoweri Museveni with organising the immediate relocation, said she would travel to Mbale on Wednesday and start in Namisindwa district to oversee the operation. The decision follows a 5 October Cabinet resolution, adopted after the president’s directive.
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