▼ ▼ BUGOMA’S RICHNESS Gazetted as a forest as a forest Gazetted protect to in 1932 reserve Lake of the catchment is a Albert, Bugoma which rainforest, tropical call 600 chimpanzees has also Bugoma home. a the mangabey, found monkeys of species only in Uganda. It also bird endangered houses — the Nahan’s species and the African Francolin parrots. Grey NEMA also allowed the sugar firm the sugar also allowed NEMA watchdog on The top government an Calling Sugar The heads of mission included EU sense to good “It does not make William in December, Early (NEMA) show that it cleared Hoima that it cleared show (NEMA) Limited to cultivate sugarcane Sugar square 9.24 on a grassland covering district miles in Kyangwali, Uganda. of western on 1.26 to establish an urban centre miles and an eco-tourism square miles of land square on 1.97 centre miles of square on 3.13 and restore Bugoma. Hoima also ordered environment for hectares 0.156 to preserve Sugar 6.17 the cultural site and conserve miles as a natural forest. square of land hectares This totals to 21.54 miles) or square 22 (approximately hectares. 5,779 company, environment-friendly Limited public Hoima Sugar Sheila Nduhukire officer relations miles that we square “The 22 said: Kingdom is not Bunyoro from got company a green are We land. forest we no way is simply and there a forest.” want to cut down would included eight ambassadors from included eight ambassadors from in the EU. countries different Attilio Pacifici, head of delegation to Uganda Ambassador French Aniambossou, Jules-Armand (Belgium), Rudi Veestraeten (Germany), Matthias Schauer Massimiliano Mazzanti (Italy), Nicolaj Lindgäde (Sweden), Per and Dr (Denmark) Petersen Hejberg (Austria). Kremser Roswitha Pacifici in Bugoma,” sugarcane grow adding that climate change said, helps out as a and Bugoma is real waste gases. for carbon sink in the lands a commissioner Ogaro, put on hold the resurvey ministry, on of the boundaries of Bugoma is not that his security grounds guaranteed. He said the resurvey of the boundaries has been put off elections the Presidential until after 2021. 14, January slated for NEMA CLEARED HOIMA SUGAR the National Details from Authority Environment Management feature “Cabinet has stopped all activities was speaking on November Anywar “You were very lucky because they because they lucky very were “You minutes 10 by had delayed you “If the burners convert As the charcoal environment state minister Beatrice state minister environment who told the European Anywar, visited the area delegation that Union Hoima including that all activities, had been stopped pending re- Sugar of the boundaries of Bugoma. survey and the Government of Hoima Sugar the boundaries resurvey to is going said. Anywar of Bugoma,” which to the EU delegation, 2 that 21 UPDF guarding Hoima Sugar Hoima Sugar guarding UPDF that 21 had made an attempt to pursue our team. David you,” waiting to catch were who is the chairperson Bainematsiko, said. in Kyangwali, village of Kololo landed in the hands have would you of the soldiers.” bulldozers into charcoal, big trees advancing are Hoima Sugar from the landscape into an to convert plantation. sugarcane expansive to the briefing of This was contrary “What I know is that the land does not belong not that the land does is I know “What Was this land from? did the king get “Where CONTROVERSY Solomon Gafabusa Iguru. Gafabusa Solomon the part of kingdom. It is not Bunyoro to a Wabyona, Jackson properties,” restituted said. activist, civil society that this land was knew it public land? Who a processed swiftly under forestry, available, Hoima Sugar it to land title and then leased said. Wabyona later?” days four Limited that the that ‹ In a short time, our four-wheel four-wheel our In a short time, we were land grabbers. One of the were we “bought” the area journalists from to them He explained freedom. our helping the people in the are that we villagers The keep the forest. fight to to adversaries from changed quickly allies. as it roared Mitsubishi Pajero By the hills of . conquered unaware hit Hoima city 6:00pm, we The villagers who villagers The Group led Vision indicated nearby. were soldiers ‹ BUGOMA Even though Bugoma does not appear on appear not does though Bugoma Even the list of properties returned to the King of the King of to returned properties of the list which the Uganda Land Commission, Bunyoro, a land land, processed government oversees Bunyoro-Kitara, King of the of title in favour BIRTH OF of hectares 5,799 leased Limited Hoima Sugar Kingdom on August Bunyoro-Kitara land from Iguru Gafabusa Solomon Omukama 2016. 4, 1, the land on August the title for obtained 2016. As the drone landed, a mob with landed, As the drone The team from Vision Group used Vision Group The team from “We have been earning money been earning money have “We from the team In the distance, Residents say Bugoma Bugoma say Residents which is a rainmaker, Forest supports agriculture sticks intercepted the team from the team from sticks intercepted learnt that later We Vision Group. who thought villagers were they have lost trees, due to the activities of lost trees, have has also The company Hoima Sugar. established an access murram road hills separating two valley the across in Bugoma. to hand-held cameras and a drone videos of part photographs and take of the destruction with the speed doctors. of surgical and precision Vision Group who led villagers The to Rutoma-Kibale had indicated that Hoima Sugar the soldiers guarding a distance away. only Limited were to avoid quickly had to work we So, being arrested. Bugoma is a source of mushrooms. mushrooms. of a source is Bugoma helps which selling mushrooms from in school,” children our us to keep she said. clean- could see two Vision Group that forest hills in Bugoma shaven VISION

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Kabwoya sub-county speaker speaker sub-county Kabwoya “How come the soldiers have come the soldiers have “How “What are the soldiers after?” he the soldiers after?” “What are Murenzi says security should pick should pick security says Murenzi Desire Murenzi, the chairperson Murenzi, Desire Our next stop over was Nyairongo was Nyairongo stop over next Our There were feelings of emptiness were There The walk was not for the faint- was not for The walk For For the last three months, Our hope was that the hike would would hope was that the hike Our rainmaker, which in turn supports rainmaker, She also pointed out that agriculture. destroyers of nature.” destroyers Rovisa at Kaseeta in Kikuube, is a said Bugoma Namatovu, abandoned the residents that are that are abandoned the residents of Bugoma backing the protection instead backing the are and they as Masindi, Mayuge, Iganga and Mayuge, as Masindi, Buikwe. wondered. interest in the charcoal burners and in the charcoal interest have because they illegal loggers such distant districts, come from He complains that he was following He complains that he was following and of illegal loggers hundreds burners — who had earlier charcoal into the forest. entered by soldiers and released half a day half a day soldiers and released by the He says in November. later an him for mistook soldiers allegedly him. and intercepted illegal logger of the village, who inquired about who inquired village, of the Limited was Hoima Sugar why was arrested demolishing Bugoma in Kabwoya sub-county in Kikuube sub-county in Kabwoya a had called residents where decently were They meeting. calm. had lost their but they dressed, which is a source of water, firewood, firewood, of water, which is a source in made us resilient and mushrooms to the truth. the journey written on our faces. But written on our complaints about what communities’ about to lose in Bugoma, were they Sugar’s mischief from above. On above. mischief from Sugar’s the drone aerial expeditions, two of the images landed twice with only beautiful forest. was an open space left by illegal was an open space left by needed to This is what we loggers. the It is through drone. launch our to see Hoima expected that we drone us that we were close to the “red “red close to the were us that we the is where away Not far line.” Sugar belonging to Hoima territory soldiers are Limited begins and there There intrusion. to avoid deployed hearted. We braved streams and streams braved We hearted. blocking that were fallen trees After path into Bugoma. tiny our guide told our hour, than an more has been Limited has Hoima Sugar demolishing part for of Bugoma growing. of sugarcane expansion Hoima Sugar Limited is cutting down down Limited is cutting Hoima Sugar to establish a forest partpricy of the plantation. sugarcane guide told us that Bugoma was guide told us that Bugoma speaking to us. where lead us to the part of the forest district. The day was still young as as young was still The day district. into the heart penetrated of the we As songs of melodious wilderness. our in the forest, resounded birds The sun beamed down and sweat and sweat The sun beamed down hiked as we guide off our rolled in Kikuube forest into Bugoma By Gerald Tenywa Tenywa Gerald By and Ismael Kasooha NARROW ESCAPE FOR REPORTERS IN BUGOMA FOREST IN BUGOMA REPORTERS FOR ESCAPE NARROW 22