landslides

How many times has government or local agencies been caught ‘’unawares’’ whenever disasters like landslides, flash floods, earthquakes, open sewer accidents, drainage blockages happen? What time has government ever been prepared for a…

President Yoweri Museveni has expressed condolences to the families of the nine Ugandans that died in the Elgon area and the seventeen Ugandans that died in the Rwenzori area and to all Ugandans as a whole, urging those in risky areas to…

Five bodies have so far been retrieved from beneath boulders and mud following fresh landslides in Bududa district last night. According to Uganda Red Cross spokesperson, Irene Nakasiita, five bodies have been recovered in Bunamwamba…

President Museveni attributed the delay in the resettlement to lack of coordination among bureaucrats and also the political leadership of the district who were not following up all the planned resettlement exercise

Bududa district in the foothills of Mount Elgon, which lies on the border between Uganda and Kenya, is a high risk area for landslides.