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.
UBOS has been under scrutiny by the public, citing significant errors in tribal population data from the 2024 census provisional report, and this has had many stops to trust the results. The Bureau admitted to having mistakenly interchanged figures for the Bagisu and Bakiga tribes, and the UBOS ED Mukiza described the discrepancies as human errors occurring during the final reporting stage.
President Museveni needs to act and show that he is on the side of Ugandans; otherwise, the unchecked impunity showcased by people like Mukiza and other government officials will see Ugandans hating their country. These officials are turning Ugandans hopeless.
The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has celebrated the release of the 2024 National Housing and Population Census final results within just four months, noting it as a new benchmark for efficiency.