Mad rush as artisanal miners flood Namayingo for gold

Hundreds of artisanal gold miners and businessmen have converged in Mpano Village, Namayingo Town Council, Namayingo District, following the discovery of gold.

The gold was discovered two weeks ago by a farmer who was planting bananas in Mpano, a Village where residents are predominantly subsistence farmers.

Mr Sulaiyiti Muyinda, who discovered the gold, on Tuesday, said: “I had been excavating holes to plant bananas in my garden when I came across the gold-bearing rocks, and when I took them for processing, I discovered it was gold.”

Mr…