Uganda: Ministries Reject Museveni Directive On Elgon Park

21 November 2014

President Museveni's directive to de-gazette part of Mt Elgon national park has hit a dead end. This follows the release of an inter-ministerial report recommending that the park isn't suitable for re-settling people.

"The proposed London area for de-gazettement is a key catchment area for rivers Siti, Kere, Kaplegep and other streams. [It] is a catchment for two gravitational water schemes and source of water for Siti hydro power," reads the report, which was done by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), ministry of Water and Environment, and ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities.

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