The\nSpeaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has sympathized with the families that\nlost lives during Monday\u2019s fierce hailstorm in Kamuli and Buyende, and appealed\nto local leaders to spearhead replanting of trees to mitigate the adverse\neffects of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In\na statement issued on Tuesday, 23 April 2019, Kadaga said she had asked\nGovernment to provide relief to people that lost property in the hailstorm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\nhave already contacted the government to provide relief to the survivors\nespecially those whose houses, property and gardens were destroyed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According\nto Police, 13 people died in Kidera sub county in Buyende district, while\nanother four perished in Kamuli district, including three in Balawoli and one\nin Namasagali. The Speaker represents Kamuli district in Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kadaga\nurged local leaders to be on the lookout to avoid further destruction of the\nenvironment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe\nhailstorms have become fierce and resulted in fatalities because of rampant\ndeforestation. Hundreds of acres of land have been cleared off forest cover,\u201d\nshe said adding \u201cI therefore urge leaders at the lower level to check wanton\nabuse of the eco-system.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She\nfurther urged leaders to encourage the population to stop deforestation and\nreplace the trees by planting fruit trees such as mangoes, oranges and paw\npaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet\nus take advantage of the rainy season to start the re-afforestation programme;\nthis will increase on the forest cover and will provide quick financial income\nto our communities,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has sympathized with the families that lost lives during Monday\u2019s fierce hailstorm in Kamuli and Buyende, and appealed to local leaders to spearhead replanting of trees to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change. In a statement issued on Tuesday, 23 April 2019, Kadaga said she had asked Government […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27983,"featured_media":8494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_paywall_metabox":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n