Uganda Artisanal Miners Petition Museveni Over Eviction Order

The fight over land rights in a gold mining area in Mubende has come to a head, with the artisanal miners vowing to defy a presidential directive that called for their eviction in favour of a certain company.

Locals mining gold in Mubende. They have vowed to defy President Museveni’s directive to evict them.

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