Government is finalizing plans to protect Tons of Cobalt material heaped along River Nyamwamba in Bulembia Division in Kasese district, the state Minister for National Guidance, Hon. Godfrey Kabyanga has said.
Speaking to Kasese guide radio at Uhuru 50 Hotel in Kasese Municipality last evening, Hon. Kabyanga said Government was concerned about the Cobalt material loss by the flooding River Nyamwamba and that the process to save this treasure was partly being delayed by the government bureaucracies to source for the appropriate contractor. Hon. Kabyanga speaking1 ………
The Kasese Municipal former Mayor later warned the community against drinking what he described as contaminated River Nyamwamba water mixed Cobalt and copper contents. Hon. Kabyanga speaking2…
Earlier, the Bulembia Division chairperson, Mr. Richard Bomera had hailed Hon. Kabyanga for his intervention into plans to disilt River Nyamwamba, adding that government should pick a leaf from a Sri-Lanka lank power contactor in the area who does not give river Nyamwamba water any space to destroy her construction materials on site. Mr. Bomera speaking2……
He also called for collaborated efforts against some community members whose acts keep fueling river floods in Kasese Municipality. END.
