Nagenda should stand his ground on national parks
May 04, 2003
SIR— Your article in The New Vision of Tuesday, April 29 was very timely for many people to learn about the raw deal in the proposed project of constructing golf courses in the Murchison Falls and the Queen Elizabeth National Parks by the Madhvani Group
SIR— Your article in The New Vision of Tuesday, April 29, was very timely for many people to learn about the raw deal in the proposed project of constructing golf courses in the Murchison Falls and the Queen Elizabeth National Parks by the Madhvani Group.
I strongly agree with all those against the idea for the following reasons:
Uganda’s elephant population reduced from 60,000 in the 1960s to 708 in 1980 s and stands at 3,000 at present, according to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA).
This land should be left intact to enable the elephants multiply without any disturbances.
The unfamiliar electric fence in the park (as it is in the Kruger Game Park, South Africa) will be another bother to the world life.
Uganda was named the Pearl of Africa due to its great heritage which should be conserved, especially now that the wetlands are on the verge of extinction.
Why should man be that selfish? The golf courses favour only man and the elite at the inconvenience of wildlife.
l In the long run, the Madhvani Group may not be here to share the consequences. A lot has been destroyed in the name of development. Therefore, with or without a detailed environmental study, this project is inappropriate in the prevailing circumstances. We shall be as one watching the sun and hoping for rain.
Mr Nagenda, please stick to your guns.
George William Gumisiriza
Kisubi, Entebbe
I strongly agree with all those against the idea for the following reasons:
This land should be left intact to enable the elephants multiply without any disturbances.
Mr Nagenda, please stick to your guns.
George William Gumisiriza
Kisubi, Entebbe