Districts share UWA’s sh200m
Jul 27, 2005
THE Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has released sh200m to the districts neighbouring Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area.
By John Nzinjah
in Bushenyi
THE Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has released sh200m to the districts neighbouring Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area.
The money is part of sh340m to be passed on to the beneficiary districts as a share of the revenue collected from tourists.
Kasese received sh96m, Bushenyi, sh44.2m, Kamwenge, sh32.2m, Rukungiri, sh17.5m and Kanungu, sh10.6m.
Handing over the cheques to the chief administrative officers of the districts on Friday, Senior Park Warden Nelson Guma said UWA was committed to uplifting the livelihood of the communities living around the parks.
“We are also committed to ensuring that we live in harmony with people in the areas neighbouring protected areas and we shall make sure that we share the devidends,†Guma said.
“This money must be used for the projects it is released for,†he said.
The chairperson of the inter-district committee, Enos Kyalisiima, said development would not wait for parishes which do not submit their project proposals in time.
“We are aware that there is shoddy work going on where this money goes. But this time we shall strictly monitor the implementation of the second phase,†he said.
About sh300m was released in the first phase sometime back.
in Bushenyi
THE Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has released sh200m to the districts neighbouring Queen Elizabeth Conservation Area.
The money is part of sh340m to be passed on to the beneficiary districts as a share of the revenue collected from tourists.
Kasese received sh96m, Bushenyi, sh44.2m, Kamwenge, sh32.2m, Rukungiri, sh17.5m and Kanungu, sh10.6m.
Handing over the cheques to the chief administrative officers of the districts on Friday, Senior Park Warden Nelson Guma said UWA was committed to uplifting the livelihood of the communities living around the parks.
“We are also committed to ensuring that we live in harmony with people in the areas neighbouring protected areas and we shall make sure that we share the devidends,†Guma said.
“This money must be used for the projects it is released for,†he said.
The chairperson of the inter-district committee, Enos Kyalisiima, said development would not wait for parishes which do not submit their project proposals in time.
“We are aware that there is shoddy work going on where this money goes. But this time we shall strictly monitor the implementation of the second phase,†he said.
About sh300m was released in the first phase sometime back.