UWA Executive Director, Dr. Andrew Seguya told the Justice Catherine Bamugemereire Commission of Inquiry into Land matters that Uganda is in the midst of sophisticated poachers targeting elephants and other wildlife.
Lameck Kigozi, the Savannah Regional Police Spokesperson, says the duo was picked up following reports from residents that they were flying a drone with cameras in Nakitoma Sub County.According to Kigozi, it raised suspicion that the duo could be using the drone to spy on Nakasongola UPDF air force base or other security installations.
The U.N. Security Council has okayed the use of surveillance drones in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after weeks of delay over concerns from Russia, China and Rwanda.
