Governments stops the creation of new districts

 The government will not table any more request for the new districts in parliament until 2014.

The minister of local government Adolf Mwesige made the remarks while meeting the members of parliament on public service committee and local government committee.

Mwesigee said that the only administrative units which will be considered over the next three years are those President Yoweri Museveni promised during the last presidential campaigns.

The minister said most of the requests received are for creation of counties, town councils and sub-counties among others. However these will have to wait a little longer.

The opposition has in past criticized the creation of new districts which they say are wastage of public funds and not meant to bring services closer to the population as is usually claimed.

By Mugisa Isaac Mathias

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