Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sand miners in Lwera wetland along the Kampala-Masaka highway have halted operations following heavy flooding in the area. The 20-kilometre stretch of the wetland extending from Mpigi to Kalungu districts which also acts at the Lake Victoria catchment area has been heavily degraded by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 sand miners have been evicted from Kyewaga wetland, part of Kyewaga Central forest reserve in Katabi town council, Wakiso district. The eviction also affected persons involved in Bricklaying and crop cultivating, in the wetland located about six kilometres from the Lake Victoria …
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Ntoroko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a bitter row between Ntoroko Resident District Commissioner – RDC, Elijah Biryabarema and sand miners. The miners, who are concentrated in Kibuuku Town Council, accuse Biryabarema of stopping their operations thereby affecting their livelihood. Anesteri Bahemuka, one of the miners says that they …
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