A section of the beneficiaries of the government resettlement funds in Bududa District have said they used the money to address issues they were facing at the time.
A total of 271 households in the district, which is prone to landslides, each received Shs7 million from Give Directly, a non-governmental organisation, in April last year and Shs10 million from the government in April this year to help them relocate to Bunambutye resettlement site in Bulambuli District.
The relocation is set to commence this week and the beneficiaries are expected to be given two acres of land to construct houses. The government is also expected to take care of the group for at least three months.
However, during an engagement meeting with the Minister of State for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Dr Lillian Aber, at the weekend, some of the beneficiaries said they used the money to address more important issues they were facing at the time.
Mr Wilson Masawi Manyoye, a resident of Mayenze Village in Bumwalukani Sub-county, blamed this on the government’s delay to implement the programme.
