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Daily Monitor Monday May 10 2021 Summary 60% Effect on wetlands: About 60 per cent of wetlands in the district have been encroached. Local leaders say there is need for the district to enact by-laws that will protect the environment. Advertisement Environmental experts and local leaders in Butaleja District have blamed the re-occurrence of floods to massive environmental degradation and lack of a political will to mitigate the effects of such disasters. The experts say swamps and river banks of Manafwa and Nakwasi have been mismanaged by the locals due to poor agricultural methods. They also blame the floods on failure by the government to erect embankments on River Manafwa and River Nakwasi and restore flood early warning systems. ....
Daily Monitor Monday May 10 2021 Summary According to a survey, which was conducted by Butaleja District health office in all health centres in different sub-counties, a total of 2,601 learners were impregnated in 2019 while 2,664 were affected in 2020. 40 Victims: The number of teenagers who became pregnant in 2020 and were chased away by their parents. Advertisement Cases of parents chasing away teenage pregnant girls from their homes in Butaleja District are rampant, especially in the rural communities, Daily Monitor has established. According to the district officials, in 2019, more than 30 cases were registered while in 2020, more than 40 cases were recorded. The officials, however, maintain that the majority of the cases are not reported due to fear of victimisation. ....
Daily Monitor Wednesday December 16 2020 A flooded section of Mbale-Butaleja road in July. Residents of Butaleja District say the President is yet to tarmac any of their roads as promised. PHOTO/YAHUDU KITUNZI. Summary Mr Museveni’s first promise to tarmac roads came in 1993 when the district was still Bunyole County. Advertisement During President Museveni’s campaign trail in Butaleja District about two weeks ago, the residents and local leaders asked him to deliver the unfulfilled promises of rehabilitating various infrastructure, including the dilapidated Busolwe hospital, tarmacking roads and agricultural schemes. The residents said in the previous elections, Mr Museveni pledged to rehabilitate Busolwe Hospital and tarmac local roads. ....