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300 Families Face Eviction

New Vision (Kampala)
NEWS
December 11, 2002
Posted to the web December 11, 2002
Kampala
OVER 300 families formerly evicted from Mpokya forest reserve and resettled in
Kibaale district face fresh eviction from their current homes due to ethnic
clashes, reports John Nzinjah.
The New Vision learnt from a reliable source over the weekend that the affected
families were negotiating relocation to Kasese district.
The source said the affected people have been accused of supporting a Mukiga
candidate, Fred Ruremera in last year's local council elections.
The source alleged that the indegenous ethnic groups in Kibale district want
all people resettled in the area to leave so that they do not interfere in
their political systems. Seven years ago, thousands of people were evicted from
the forest reserve.
Kasese RDC Musa Ecweru recently said the process of locating the degazetted
land was in its final stages. Ends

   

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