Uganda is grappling with a severe housing deficit, with only 2 million permanent housing units available against an estimated demand of 9.2 million. The country requires 300,000 new housing units annually, but developers are producing only 100,000 units. Experts suggest that to meet demand, the construction rate should ideally be 500,000 units per year.
Following the closure of the Karuma Bridge in September that links Midwestern, Northern Uganda, and West Nile Sub-regions, the government guided that people intending to access Northern Uganda should use alternative routes, including the Masindi Port route via Apac district.
According to Sheikh Mulindwa, the primary purpose of establishing the committee is to oversee and coordinate the implementation of the coffee seedling cultivation program, initiated by the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) headquarters.
The Director of Crime Intelligence in the Uganda Police Force, Brigadier General Christopher Damulira on Tuesday visited Mbale ghettos to follow up on the presidential directive on matters of ghetto youths mobilizing them to form SACCOS in what appears as a move to mitigate crime in slum communities.
"So, Kilembe Mines: the final, final, final signature is expected by November 1; that's when we shall have the signature," said Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Ruth Nankabirwa, during the 13th Uganda Mineral Wealth Conference in Kampala.