Uganda: Tears, Misery Define Mubende Following Gold Diggers' Eviction

6 September 2017

About three weeks ago, a joint force comprising Uganda Police and Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) stormed mining camps in Kitumbi, Mubende district, to evict what the government termed as illegal miners.

The miners were given a two-hour ultimatum to carry their belongings and leave the area. On August 30, CHRISTOPHER TUSIIME went back to the district to assess the impact of the eviction.

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