Minister Amongi highlighted the notable growth of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) portfolio, which has surged from UGX 18 trillion in 2022 to UGX 23.2 trillion in 2024.
The increased mining activities due to increased demand pose threats in the region, including insecurity posed by different militias who are involved in the illegal mining and human rights abuse such as forced evictions as companies seek to expand their industrial scale copper and cobalt mining projects in the mineral-rich areas.