Democratic Party urges parliament to come up with supplementary budget for disasters

The opposition Democratic Party (DP) has expressed concern about the government’s strategy for managing the aftermath of disasters rather than the management of their actual causes. On Thursday last week, the western districts of Kasese and Bunyangabu experienced heavy rainfall which lasted over four hours, causing devastating mudslides that claimed the lives of 8 people, while scores of others were displaced and several crop fields were submerged due to flash floods. DP’s acting spokesperson Ismail Kirya says over the years hundreds of people have died and property destroyed but there still seems to be no clear strategy for prevention or support for those affected by disasters. The National Police for Disaster Preparedness and Management under the Office of the Prime […]