Okuna encouraged women who are economically empowered and independent to start buying their own land so that they can use, develop, manage, and also transfer ownership, if they so wish.
According to Jonan Kizza, the UEDCL spokesperson, the fires have caused unprecedented damage to electricity infrastructure, mainly electric poles and transmission wires.
He noted that in the past, there has been a belief that security agencies are enemies of the media while the media too are the enemies of the security, a concept he says is being addressed with the transformation of the army into a professional force.