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Legislators asked the police to investigate the possibility of arresting officers from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, who issue land titles in wetlands.<\/p>\n

The Committee on Climate Change is composed of MPs. They believe this will speed up the process of restoring wetlands that have been illegally occupied.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we should not go for only those who built in wetlands \u2013 we have to go for those who have issued titles in wetlands. Whoever issues documentation to facilitate land acquisition in wetlands must be fired,\u201d said Hon. Seth Wambede (NRM, Northern Division), Mbale City<\/p>\n

This was during a press briefing held on Friday, 09 September 2022 in the Members\u2019 Lounge at Parliament.<\/p>\n

Members observed that the process of evicting illegal occupants has been compromised that the \u2018big fish\u2019 continue to occupy wetlands, thus the need to focus on the source of land titles.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe see eviction of vulnerable people. Why is it selective implementation of the law?\u201d asked Hon. Christine Kaaya, NUP, Kiboga District woman MEP<\/p>\n

Kaaya wondered, “If government is monitoring the authorised projects within wetlands like Lwera in Lukaaya Town Council Kalungu District, central Uganda to ensure compliance to environment law.”<\/p>\n

\u201cEarlier there was a move to cancel all titles in wetlands. How far have you gone in achieving this? How far are we going with their delineation? Where is Environmental Police to monitor adherence to what we set out to do with these wetlands?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n

Hon. Lawrence Songa said: \u201cFirst of all, it is bad to issue title in the wetland. I have seen people who say that they have land and when you go to see the land, it is in water \u2013 but they say, \u2018My land is under there, it is the water which came over it\u2019 \u201d.<\/p>\n

Songa said that the massive floods in Kasese in western Uganda and the Elgon region’s landslides in eastern Uganda should serve as a reminder of the need to reclaim forests and wetlands. \u00a0<\/p>\n

He was concerned by the government’s excessive spending on disaster management, and suggested that it could focus more on disaster prevention.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of the time what we are spending on at the Office of the Prime Minister is for addressing challenges after disasters. If you calculate the money we spend on relief items after disasters, it is higher than the money we will have used to prevent it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Legislators also asked government to create a comprehensive campaign to encourage households to embrace climate change best practices, such as tree planting, protection forests and wetlands against encroachers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want climate change actions such as the use and disposal of [polythene bags]Households should own kaveera. We need to own this fight individually like how we fought COVID-19 and HIV\/AIDS,\u201d said Hon. Anthony Esenu (NRM, Kapelebyong County).<\/p>\n

Distributed by APO Group, on behalf of Parliament of Uganda<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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