Tag Archives: Aloysius Jjuuko

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A Chinese firm carrying out commercial sand extraction has defied orders to suspend its operations in the buffer zone of Lake Birinzi. Last month, Bukakata sub county leaders and the greater Masaka Regional Environmental Police closed down one of the company’s sand mining sites located …

Bukakata, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Hundreds of people are stranded different landing sites in Masaka district after Lake Victoria submerged fishing villages. The affected landing sites are Lambu and Kaziru in Bukakata Sub County, that are currently inaccessible. All the pathways to the fishing villages are heavily flooded with high …