Mbale district chairman Bernard Mujasi has petitioned President Yoweri Museveni to intervene in the plight of the people surrounding the Mt. Elgon Forest Park, who are facing eviction under the directive of tourism state minister Serapio Rukundo, writes Rashid Muzungyo.
Mujasi asked Museveni to stop the September 28 eviction and let the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) ensure that the 1993 park boundary is respected until a new consensus is reached.
“We had suggested to the Uganda Wildlife Authority that they should produce maps showing the boundary of 1993, superimposed with the boundary of 2004/2005 so that stakeholders can use that as a basis for discussion. UWA has up to now not complied to this request, even when it was agreed upon in one of our meetings,” Mujasi said.
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