Uganda: Namayingo Suspends Two Mining Firms Over Licences

17 October 2017

Namayingo — Namayingo District has suspended two mining companies for allegedly lacking mineral extraction licences.

The Resident District Commissioner [RDC], Mr Sylvester Opera, last week revealed that the mining companies - both from Tanzania and trading under one name, ALJOUDA - are illegally evicting residents from their land and are operating without genuine mining licenses.

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