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Locals fight for soul of Kijabijo wetland 

Locals fight for soul of Kijabijo wetland 

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Uganda Monitor
Published on 2024-07-17 12:30:45

Residents of Kijabijo Village in Wakiso District have accused encroachers of fencing off a 21-kilometre stretch of a wetland in the area.

The wetland under contention is in Lwajjali Buffer Zone, which is 19kms from Kampala City, off Gayaza Road.

The locals from Kijabijo Village under their umbrella body, the Kijabijo Wetland Restoration and Protection Association, have called upon different stakeholders, including the media to support them in naming and shaming the encroachers.

In a February 29 letter to the Ministry of Water and Environment, the…

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