Kahinda Otafiire has said that the Ugandan Government has plighted to depopulate encroachers on South Busoga Forest Reserve in Mayuge district, water, lands and environment minister Maj. Gen.

He said the exercise targets over 450 families, the majority claiming ancestral inheritance.Otafiire was addressing a rally at Mutagisa primary school in Bukatabira parish, Mayuge district on Monday.

Accompanied by the NRM eastern region team headed by their chairperson Capt. Mike Mukula and officials from the National Forestry Authority, Otafiire told residents that the Government was aware of their concerns.

And it had known better about the suffering and plight these people were facing . He urged them not to do any more encroachment on the reserve because the Government is ready to resettle those who have already built houses. Otafiire said that he will do his best , if it means buying land from other district like kabaale , the Government will.

Zainabu Kalikusika of Nakigo village urged the Government to achieve the decision as soon as possible.
Otafiire however requested the residents to ask their leaders to address their problems in Parliament.

He urged district leaders to set up a committee to work with the NFA experts to implement the plan.
Otafiire warned residents against buying the reserve land, saying the titles given to them were illegal.

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