{"id":65361,"date":"2023-05-11T10:50:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T07:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kfm.co.ug\/?p=65361"},"modified":"2023-05-11T10:50:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T07:50:14","slug":"upc-tasks-govt-on-climate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/upc-tasks-govt-on-climate\/","title":{"rendered":"UPC tasks govt on climate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>By Mike Sebalu\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Uganda People\u2019s Congress (UPC) has advised the government to work closely with the Meteorology Department to have an in-depth understanding of the climate and weather patterns unfolding in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The party further called for the safe relocation of citizens residing near disaster-prone areas. UPC also wants the government to ensure that all the required facilities are in place.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the media at the party offices in Kampala, the party spokesperson, Arach Oyat Sharon said the government should consider including modern stoves among the relief items since they are easier to use during heavy rains.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UPC\u2019s advice comes at a\u00a0 time when heavy rains are terrorizing the country with more roads being ravaged, blowing away bridges coupled with landslides in some places, leaving people homeless as well as destroying farms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mike Sebalu\u00a0 The Uganda People\u2019s Congress (UPC) has advised the government to work closely with the Meteorology Department to have an in-depth understanding of the climate and weather patterns unfolding in the country. 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