Is Uganda’s Wildlife Court a paper tiger?

Magistrate Kamasanyu further notes that the system involving wildlife is plagued by corruption, whereby cases collapse under the weight of bribery and backdoor deals.

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Sacks of pangolin scales and ivory recovered from Nsangi in Wakiso district last year. UWA officials said that a total of 2,837 suspects were arrested over alleged poaching and possession of wild animal products in protected conservation areas in Uganda in the years 2021-2022.

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Is Uganda’s Wildlife Court a paper tiger?

Magistrate Kamasanyu further notes that the system involving wildlife is plagued by corruption, whereby cases collapse under the weight of bribery and backdoor deals.

Sacks of pangolin scales and ivory recovered from Nsangi in Wakiso district last year. UWA officials said that a total of 2,837 suspects were arrested over alleged poaching and possession of wild animal products in protected conservation areas in Uganda in the years 2021-2022.

By NewVision Reporter

Journalists @NewVision

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