Government suspends creation of new administrative units
Government of Uganda has indefinitely suspended the creation of new administrative units such as districts and sub-counties.
Minister of local government Hon. Raphael Magyezi the new structures have widened the funding gaps of lower local governments and the government is currently looking for money to fund the recently created districts and cities.
He further said that “we are looking for money to finance the 720 sub-counties, which we recently created and besides, we are just from the election.”