The Minister of State for Water and Environment, Aisha Ssekindi says the ministry will urgently prioritise mobilising for more money to help the district expand flood control interventions along major rivers.
Up to 289 of the families displaced by flooding remain camped in Muhokya Internally Displaced peoples camps while another 19 displaced this month are housed at Humanist school. There are also are 54 households still camped at Kyambogho Primary School and 51 others at Kathulhu Church of Uganda.
The early torrential rains that increased water volumes in River Mubuku, River Sebwe and their channels have left gardens and a section of homes submerged.
The residents told Musa Ecweru, the State Minister for Disaster preparedness on Saturday that the system broke down in 2016 and many of its parts were vandalized.
