Irene Batebe, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry revealed that a total investment of about US$20M which will come from both the public and private sector has been earmarked for this fund to enable the public to access upfront capital for clean cooking solutions.
Jessica Ababiku, the Committee Chairperson, also the Adjumani District Women Representative noted that it was urgent for Government to respond to the growing slums in Kampala, Wakiso, and Mukono.
According to the latest survey by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, UBOS, supported by the World Bank, the country could run out of forests outside of gazetted protected areas by 2025, if the current rate of depletion, is not checked.
Kevin Omona, a resident in Pece Division says that the abandoned plots have existed for years and the owners should be compelled to sell them off to potential developers.
The KCCA Acting Executive Director Engineer Andrew Kitaaka says that despite having a drainage master plan, the authority does not have money to carry out construction works for three main channels of Kampala.
