UGANDA: "WE WERE PROMISED AIR": ELEGU TRADERS DEMAND ANSWERS AS MEGA PROJECT TO MITIGATE FLOODS STALLS
Elegu Township in dry season –Photo by Jesse Johnson James Susan Afoyocan’s fear of losing her restaurant business started when she saw the first drops of rain. It was at the onset of the rainy season last month, as the farming communities eagerly began preparing their gardens that she knew she had to do something about these warning signs. Last year, around the same time, heavy rains destroyed Afoyocan’s local eatery and washed away her fruit stall in the process. And now the 33-year-old was determined to protect her source of livelihood as she set about renovating and remodeling her r...