Andrew Napajja, the Moroto District LC V Chairperson noted that disbandment of the settlement was done with rush and negligence. He argues that the lockdown announced by the president didn’t mean closing settlements but ensuring that the community complies with the COVID19 preventive measures.
Jackson Angella Nawot, an elder and vice chairperson of Moroto District Mineral Watch Platform says the speculators have stood in the way for better bargaining power for the local community in the region.
A statement issued on behalf of the Energy Ministry Permanent Secretary, Robert Kasande, says the licenses were awarded to Kayonza-Kitumbi Miners Association covering an estimated area of 13.5 Hectares at Bukuya Sub-County in Mubende district to mine gold.
