The Kasese district environmental officer, Mr. Augustine Kooli has called for more consciousness among sand miners, most of whom he says are not bothered much about the effects of their activities to the environment.
Mr. Kooli goes on to warn sand miners against tempering with river banks but rather take advantage of the fee heaped sand for their commercial use.
He told Kasese Guide radio that they were to handle the Nyamwamba river challenges like they did to River Sebwe. Mr. Kooli speaking1…
Mr. Kooli said that other than Bamboo tree planting under leaf two program, other projects are in plan to restore the vegetation along the river banks partly to mitigate disasters. END
