Museveni’s surprise visit to the survivors of landslides in Bulambuli, promises free land and money скачать в хорошем качестве

Museveni’s surprise visit to the survivors of landslides in Bulambuli, promises free land and money

President Museveni visits landslide survivors and commits government support President Museveni has assured landslide victims and survivors that the government will provide them with two acres of land for each family and enough money to construct better houses for themselves. The president, who is in the Bugisu subregion in continuation of his assessment tour of the parish development model, on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, paid an impromptu visit to Bunambutye, a government resettlement village in the eastern district of Bulambuli, where the victims of landslides from over 10 sub-counties of Buduuda district are currently settled. “I’m sorry to hear what happened to you. The government people came here. I did not come because I had gone to Arusha, but I know the problem. I will buy you some land—two acres per family. The 10 million shillings they’re giving you is a partial payment because we want you to get money to build a small house for yourself and then the two acres and the capital to start with,” H.E. Museveni said. Last month, over 30 people lost their lives after devastating landslides swept through Kimono Village, Buluganya Sub-County in Bulambuli District, burying over 20 homes. While addressing the survivors, President Museveni urged them to encourage their relatives still living in the disaster-prone mountainous areas to evacuate, assuring them that the government will find them alternative safe areas to settle. “We have been telling you that mountain is not for settlement. It is meant for mainly forest. You can build in the lower level but not in the top there; it’s very dangerous. You tell all the people in the mountain to get out; we shall relocate all of them,” he stated while offering them 20 cows for eating during the festive season. Landslides in the mountainous areas of Bulambuli and other parts of the Bugisu subregion are a recurring natural disaster during periods of heavy rainfall, posing severe risks to the people living in these regions.