Uganda: Parliament Wants Pastor Kakande to Stop Sand-Mining in Lwera

12 October 2016

The parliamentary committee on natural resources has called for the cancellation of a sand-mining permit awarded to Aqua World, a firm that belongs to prominent pastor, Samuel Kakande.

The committee says Aqua World's activities in Lwera are harmful to the wetland. MPs on the committee also noted that whereas Kakande was initially permitted to carry out fishing around Lake Victoria, he instead went into the business of mining sand and rice growing.

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