Robinah Nabbanja, Uganda’s Prime MinisterGovernment has attributed delays in compensating traders who lost merchandise in the Nakivubo Channel floods to inconsistencies in the beneficiary lists.The disclosure was made by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja while responding to a question raised by Budadiri East MP, Julius Nakiyi Muntu, during the plenary sitting on August 27, 2026. Muntu had sought an update on the status of the UGX 20 billion compensation pledged by President Museveni.“Last year, we witnessed flooding of the Nakivubo Channel and a lot of business people were affected after losing their stock. They met the President in Kisozi and he promised modest compensation of UGX 20 billion. People known to me have never received that compensation since last year,” Muntu said.In response, the Prime Minister confirmed that government had indeed pledged to compensate traders operating shops and arcades around the Nakivubo Channel. Following a presidential directive, a committee comprising the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and traders was constituted to generate a list of beneficiaries.Nabbanja revealed that the lists presented were highly inconsistent. Traders presented 2,050 beneficiaries, URA listed 360, KACITA listed 480, while KCCA presented 460.“We agreed in a meeting involving traders that we needed a harmonised list. We involved the Internal Security Organisation (ISO), handed over all the lists, and after physical verification in the shops, they came up with a harmonised list of 737 traders,” Nabbanja said.She added that in a meeting held in April 2026, traders disputed the harmonised list, claiming it contained unknown persons. ISO, however, informed the Office of the Prime Minister that it had conducted a physical verification exercise, including visiting shops and calling out names.“We also told them to display the list to make sure it is watertight. We wanted to start payment around May, but the traders petitioned the President again during that time, so the financial year ended and that money was not sent to the Office of the Prime Minister because it was pending a list. Since then, we are waiting for direction from the President,” Nabbanja explained.Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oboth expressed disappointment over the discrepancies.“You can imagine! The government is willing to pay, but the list is being contested. What is wrong with us Ugandans?” he said.Kiteezi Compensation Still OngoingMeanwhile, Wakiso Woman MP Ethel Naluyima tasked government to clarify when full compensation will be made to families affected by the Kiteezi landfill tragedy and called for a monument to be built in memory of the victims.“Today as we speak, we have seen partial compensations, people in the buffer zone have not yet been catered for, and many families that lost loved ones who are submerged deep in the landfill have not been catered for,” Naluyima said.She proposed that part of the undecommissioned land be reserved for a national monument where families can remember their loved ones.She also asked government to re-evaluate the properties, noting that houses previously valued at UGX 110 million were compensated with only UGX 40 million, adding that satellite images could establish the actual value of the houses.In response, Government Chief Whip Dr. Ruth Aceng said compensation for Kiteezi victims is still ongoing and urged Naluyima to engage the Minister for Kampala.“It is indeed true that not all families have received their compensation and not all bodies were recovered. What she has said is absolutely true. On the request for a monument, I will take this up with the Minister for Kampala. But the ongoing work needs to be expedited because we hear you about the suffering of the people,” Dr. Aceng said.The post Conflicting Lists Stall UGX 20Bn Nakivubo Flood Compensation appeared first on Business Focus.