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Leaders, health officials have embarked on mass sensitisation to reverse the trend

The State Minister for Children Affairs, Ms Sarah Nyirabashitsi Mateke, said the interventions are child-focused

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 als...

Watch: One dead, scores displaced as floods cut off Mbale-Butaleja road Friday May 07 2021 A man pictured carrying a traveler on his back as they cross the flooded road in Butaleja District on May 7, 2021. Photos/ Yahudu Kitunzi. Advertisement The most affected are residents of Leresi cell, Butaleja Town council along Mbale-Butaleja-Busolwe road. Travelers were seen stranded in Leresi trading centre and Doho trading centre respectively because of the flooded road.  The deceased is a resident of Manafwa District, who was swept by water as he attempted to cross the flooded Nakwasi River in Ler...