Akena referred to historical statements by President Museveni acknowledging the destruction of food supplies and the destitution of about 2.7 million people during that period. He argued that the loss of cattle deprived communities of daily nutrition, household income, school fees, draft power, and soil fertility, leaving effects that continue to be felt today.
Kampala’s waste management system has come under increasing strain in recent years, including during Uganda’s first National Cleaning Day, when the volume of collected waste overwhelmed collection teams and temporarily clogged the Buyala disposal facility.
Israel and Hezbollah have accused each other of failing to implement the deal in the past, with Israel suggesting that a new ceasefire must allow her forces to strike any Hezbollah fighters or weapons that remain south of the river. Lebanon further demanded that Israel stop conducting military flights over her territory.
Israel has vowed to push Hezbollah away from the border and restore security to its communities near the boundary after over a year of deadly rocket and drone fire exchange from the Hezbollah fighting group that forced the evacuation of about 60,000 people in the north of the country.