The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has at this time hosted the political leaders of Kampala led by Lord Mayor His Worship Erias Lukwago in a two-hour dialogue in regards to the ongoing restoration train of the Lubigi Wetland System.
The restoration train is being undertaken by Government with a number of establishments collaborating, together with the Ministry of Water and Environment, National Environment
Management Authority (NEMA) and Kampala Capital City Authority, supported by different businesses.
The Lord Mayor was in firm of the Deputy Lord Mayor Her Worship Doreen Nyanjura, the Nakawa Division Mayor, and councilors from the divisions of the City. The District Police Commander CPS additionally attended the assembly.
NEMA and the political leaders cordially mentioned a number of points referring to the
operations, and reached the next resolutions.
Resolutions
The assembly agreed that the present restoration train ought to go on, however that:
Local council leaders ought to mobilise their communities which have encroached on the wetlands to vacate peacefully
NEMA ought to formally write to KCCA and Uganda National Roads Authority to establish claims of people that allegedly are ready for compensation from UNRA and KCCA over Jinja Expressway and Lubigi Channel works respectively
NEMA to work carefully with native governments and the Ministry of Water and Environment within the ongoing restoration train
A Natural Resources and Environment Committee for KCCA be constituted by fifteenth July this 12 months to assist coordinate surroundings actions with NEMA
Anybody who has been served with a restoration order, and contests the order an attraction overview system must be expedited to well timed hear and resolve the petitions
NEMA calls upon all of the folks to stay calm and law-abiding throughout this train.
Peaceful consultative conferences shall be held between authorities and the affected
individuals to make sure that the train stays peaceable.
