Nabbanja Grills OPM Officials Over Unpaid Bududa Landslide Survivors

Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has put officials from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on the spot over their failure to disburse promised resettlement funds to landslide survivors in Bududa District. The development leaves vulnerable families stranded in temporary camps despite earlier government commitments.

The revelations surfaced during a field verification exercise ahead of rolling out a new Shs18 million cash package intended for households at greatest risk of landslides across the Bugisu Sub-region. While inspecting Namarango Village in Bubiita Sub-county, Nabbanja encountered residents she had previously advised to vacate dangerous slopes.

Although the Prime Minister initially believed past beneficiaries in Girigi, Kween District, had received both land and Shs10 million in compassionate support to construct homes, affected residents revealed a different reality. Many stated they received the land portions but never got the cash support, forcing them to remain in harsh temporary camp conditions.

Residents like Andrew Nabushuwu reported spending years in temporary settlements, only to have their tents withdrawn prematurely while still lacking funds to build permanent houses. The situation triggered strong frustration from Nabbanja, who noted that the funds had reportedly been available in the bank since 2023.

“We told you to give them ten million and you didn’t give them, yet we had the money; it has been in the bank since 2023,” Nabbanja stated, pressing OPM representatives for accountability regarding the delays and discrepancies.

The government has currently earmarked Shs43 billion for a new phase providing eligible high-risk households with Shs18 million to safely purchase land independently. Meanwhile, the OPM faces mounting pressure to explain the administrative bottlenecks that left previous survivors stranded without their promised housing grants. Read the full details on Nile Post.