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Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers from Nakasongola District are seeking Parliament’s intervention in a case where they say the National Forest Authority (NFA) has blocked them from accessing nine public water dams. The farmers who were led by their area Member of Parliament, Noah Mutebi Wanzala said that the …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Atiak sugar factory in Amuru district has unveiled plans to construct an irrigation scheme and water dams along River Unyama in a move aimed to mitigate flooding in Elegu township. Mahmood Abdi, the Director of Agriculture and Plantation, Atiak sugar factory which sits along …

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Amuru district authorities plan to construct irrigation schemes and water dams along the banks of River Unyama to mitigate persistent flooding of Elegu Township along the Uganda-South Sudan border.     Elegu Town suffers devastating floods, which displaces hundreds of people whenever River Unyama bursts its …