According to Mr Johnson Buyinza, a resident of Kasanje village, which is neighbouring Nakiyaga swamp, trucks have continued to ferry sand from the closed site
According to statistics from the National Environment Management Authority (Nema), Uganda’s wetland coverage has reduced from 15.5 percent in 1994 to about 13 percent today
Daily Monitor
Friday May 14 2021
Houses and shops at Kachanga landing site in Masaka District which were submerged due to the rising water levels in Lake Victoria on February 26. PHOTO | ISSA ALIGA
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Mr Raphael Magyezi, the Minister for Local Government, asked district authorities to make arrangements and ensure that people swiftly vacate the affected landing sites on the lake shores.
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Government has ordered all people living in flood-prone areas around Lake Victoria to relocate to safer areas as the country continues to receive heavy rain.
Mr Raphael Magyezi, the Minister for Local Government, asked district authorities to make arrangements and ensure that people swiftly vacate the affected landing sites on the lake shores.
Daily Monitor
Thursday May 13 2021
Locals walk past Masaka District offices at Ssaza Village on May 10. The buildings belong to Buganda Kingdom. PHOTO | WILSON KUTAMBA
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The controversy surrounding the new location for Masaka District headquarters has taken a new twist with the district technical planning committee suggesting another site to erect the offices.
The committee has recommended that the headquarters be built at a piece of land housing Bukeeri Health Centre in Buwunga Sub-county.
Following the elevation of Masaka Town to a city status on July 1 last year, the district headquarters, which is within the city centre, has to be shifted to a new location outside the city, according to the local government policy.