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MPs oppose ban on rice growing in Butaleja wetlands

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from Butaleja district have opposed a proposal by government to ban rice farming in swamps saying that there must be alternatives put in place before people are evicted from the swamps. They also say that the government should have consulted both …

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Kaabong hospital sinking in wetland

Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leadership of Kaabong General Hospital has called for the relocation of the facility built-in 2011, saying it is sinking in a wetland. Elevated from a health center IV, Kaabong General Hospital sits on land belonging to the National Forestry Authority-NFA. According to the hospital …

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Residents in Kigezi want wetland demarcation exercise halted

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in the Kigezi sub-region want the on-going wetland demarcation exercise halted. In October, the Ministry of Water and Environment started demarcating wetlands and rivers in the region. Some of the wetlands include Ekona in Maziba sub-county, Nyakahita in Kabale municipality, Rufuha, and Kabasheshe in …

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