By Isaac Senabulya on September 21, 2016
47 in the central region and 53 in western Uganda, 52% in eastern Uganda, 83% in central Uganda and 63% in eastern Uganda, 90.5 in eastern Uganda, According to the report released in Kampala on Tuesday morning, Amos Lugolobi, China water and Electricity Corporation, education, Government last year borrowed 483 million dollars (about 1.4 trillion shillings) to construct Isimba dam, in protest for delayed payment, Isimba Power dam are likely to come to a standstill after 200 Chinese laid down their tools, Northern Uganda 64% of citizens were living below the poverty line in 2006 but currently 84% live below poverty line on the national scale, Ntenjeru North MP, only 35% of residents in Northern Uganda have mobile phones, projected to produce about 83 Megawatts of electricity., social sector, state minister for planning David Bahati, the Contracting Company, the number of Ugandans living below national poverty line has reduced from 56.3% in 1993 to 19.7% in 2013, the teacher to pupil ratio is one teacher to 136 in northern Uganda, while the international poverty line has as well shifted from 68.1% in 1993 to 34.6% in 2013, World Bank country director Christina Malmbrerg Calvo said the report envisages inequitable development which must be addressed, World Bank poverty assessment report for (2006 to 2013) shows increasing poverty levels in Northern Uganda despite increased international and government investments in the region
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The World Bank poverty assessment report for (2006 to 2013) shows increasing poverty levels in Northern Uganda despite increased international and government investments in the region. According to the report released in Kampala on Tuesday morning, the number of Ugandans living below national poverty line has reduced from 56.3% in 1993 to 19.7% in 2013, […]
