“We have received over 2,000 claims in the whole country. Some of them have already been verified, and more than half of the victims have so far been compensated,” John Makombo, the UWA Commissioner in charge of Biodiversity Management said. The Uganda…
President Yoweri Museveni has intervened in a longstanding dispute between pastoralists and Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) over grazing rights in the Pian Upe game reserve, permitting communities to graze their livestock in the reserve temporarily. The conflict, which escalated in September after…
By Alexander Mackey Okori The Commander 405 Brigade in Nakapelimoru Sub-county, Kotido district, Lt. Col. Gaston Mugarura, has issued a stern warning to the locals bordering game reserves and national parks to desist from poaching. Despite efforts by the Uganda Wildlife Authority…