Uukwangula — The Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) has asked traditional leaders of the Uukwambi Traditional Authority, stop all illegal sand mining activities taking place within their tribal jurisdiction. The authority was to ensure that all sand miners in the area cease the mining operations and apply for environmental clearance certificates, from the MET to mine sand.
This came out during a meeting between environment ministry's chief inspect Josephat Hiwana and all the six district heads in the Uukwambi Traditional Authority at Uukwangula on Wednesday. The Chief of Uukwambi Traditional Authority Herman Iipumbu and the Councillor of Elim Constituency Gerhard Shiimi also attended the meeting.
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