7 Chinese fined Shs280 million for drilling Lwera wetland

A court in Kampala on Wednesday sentenced seven Chinese nationals to a fine of Shs280 million after they pleaded guilty to drilling Lwera wetland, an action contrary to the environmental laws.

The seven, Liang Cheng Wu, Ui Wen Hu, Lian Cheng Xiang, Hu Dong Xu, Xie Gong Zuo, Ge Xing Liang, and Wang Piechuan, who appeared before the Makindye-based Standards, Utilities and Wildlife court, will be jailed for three years in default.

While sentencing them, Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu held that there is a need to send a stern warning against those abusing wetlands, a growing…