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Conflicting Nakivubo flood victims' lists delay compensation – govt
During an address to Parliament on Thursday, August 27, Nabbanja explained that her office has been holding several meetings with traders and other stakeholders to establish a reliable list of beneficiaries in order to expedite the payment process.
Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja addressing Parliament. (File photo)
By: John Odyek, Journalist @New Vision
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Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has disclosed that conflicting lists of beneficiaries have caused delays in compensating traders whose businesses were damaged by flooding in the Nakivubo channel.
During an address to Parliament on Thursday, August 27, Nabbanja explained that her office has been holding several meetings with traders and other stakeholders to establish a reliable list of beneficiaries in order to expedite the payment process.
“We formed a team that includes representatives from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), and the Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA). This team was tasked with coming up with a list of beneficiaries; however, each organisation submitted its own list. URA provided a list of 360 beneficiaries, while KCCA and KACITA presented lists of 460 and 480 traders, respectively," Nabbanja reported.
The Prime Minister stated that the failure to harmonise beneficiary lists prevented the government from releasing compensation before the end of the 2025/2026 financial year.
“We aimed to start payments in May, but the traders petitioned the President again. Consequently, the financial year ended without funds being sent to the Office of the Prime Minister because it did not have an updated list of beneficiaries,” Nabbanja explained.
The Prime Minister stated that the failure to harmonise beneficiary lists prevented the government from releasing compensation before the end of the 2025/2026 financial year.
“We aimed to start payments in May, but the traders petitioned the President again. Consequently, the financial year ended without funds being sent to the Office of the Prime Minister because it did not have an updated list of beneficiaries,” Nabbanja explained.
She informed the House that the verification process carried out by the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) identified 737 beneficiaries. The compensation process now awaits guidance from President Yoweri Museveni, following the traders' petition.
Budadiri County East MP Hon. Julius Nakiyi expressed concerns about the prolonged delay in compensating the affected traders. Nakiyi mentioned that traders who approached him were seeking clarification on the status of the compensation package of Shs 20 billion that the President had pledged, and when it would be disbursed.
This compensation is related to the losses incurred during severe flooding in October 2025, which resulted from water from the Nakivubo drainage channel flooding arcades and commercial buildings in downtown Kampala.
The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth, who chaired the session, expressed concern that compensation efforts were consistently undermined by inflated or manipulated beneficiary lists.
Budadiri County East MP Hon. Julius Nakiyi expressed concerns about the prolonged delay in compensating the affected traders. Nakiyi mentioned that traders who approached him were seeking clarification on the status of the compensation package of Shs 20 billion that the President had pledged, and when it would be disbursed.
This compensation is related to the losses incurred during severe flooding in October 2025, which resulted from water from the Nakivubo drainage channel flooding arcades and commercial buildings in downtown Kampala.
The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Marksons Oboth, who chaired the session, expressed concern that compensation efforts were consistently undermined by inflated or manipulated beneficiary lists.