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UGANDA: UEDCL LAUNCHES ANTI-BUSH BURNING CAMPAIGN
Without stakeholder sensitization, and social cooperate engagement, the campaign is bond to fial
For years, North-Eastern Uganda including the Karamoja Sub Region in every dry season, traditionally they are hunter, they lives on wild animals as domestic animals as sources of living. it will take Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited years to change their mindset.
GULU CITY-TUESDAY FEBRAURY 10, 2026.
By Okumu Livingstone Langol, Our Correspondent
In a press engagement in the UEDCL office in Gulu City, mid morning, the management of Uganda Electricity Distrobution Limited (UEDCL), is counting loses after several electricity distribution poles have been destroyed due to bush burning activities, the Northern Uganda in charge of Acholi Sub Region has disclosed.
The statement issued by Collin Karabyo area Mananger for Gulu City, bush burning is dominantly practice in Northern and West Nile regions, causing prolonged electricity ourages to hundred of UEDCL customers.
“In Gulu, Amuru and Adjumani, we have lost 47 electricity distribution medium voltages poles in this dry season and the consequences have been dire to the local economies because of increased outrage hours.” Joan Kiiza, the UDEDCL head Cooperation and stakeholder Affairs, explained.
added, this year has been particularly bad as wildfires are quickly blazing out of control, the flames are devouring everything in their path, particularly troubling are the lost crops. which is threatening food sustainability, Kiiza warned.
she noted that besides the burning, vandalism and theft of the electricity infrastructure such as the fire fabric and stay wires has worsened the situation.”
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