The Sironko District Woman Member of Parliament, Hon. Mafabi Aisha Nabulo has called on the office of the Prime Minister to urgently relocate over 1,645 victims still stuck in landslide prone areas in Sironko District and Elgon Region. She has raised concern over the continued threat of landslides in Sironko within the Elgon region, warning that thousands of residents remain at risk.
Hon. Mafabi made the alarming call while speaking on the floor of Parliament today (Wednesday) adding that Sironko District has suffered repeated landslide disasters over the years, resulting in the loss of lives, livestock and productive farmland.
She revealed that a total of 1,645 landslide victims affected by past disasters are yet to be relocated, despite existing cracks in the affected areas continuing to widen.
She called on the Office of the Prime Minister to speed up plans already recommended by district officials to relocate the said people.
Hon. Nabulo cautioned that the anticipated El Niño rains in the coming months could worsen the situation, as heavy rainfall increases soil erosion and the risk of further landslides in the fragile Elgon terrain.
She appreciated government’s interventions so far saying expediting the relocation process completely would ease the threat among the population.
Her concern adds to repeated warnings from Bugisu Members of Parliament in landslide-prone districts, who have consistently cautioned that disaster response cannot wait until lives are lost
Hon. Mafabi has asked government, through the Office of the Prime Minister, to act before the situation turns into another emergency.
