Written by Leirah Nakibuuka Friday, 30 July 2010 08:08
"We want a bill to be tabled in Parliament before the end of this financial year on environmental conservation and preservation," he added: "We need an effective law that will punish individuals who abuse the environment."
Housing policy
Werikhe revealed that government is also in the process of finalizing the review of the national housing policy that will provide cheap housing to the low-income urban population.
"My ministry is also in the process of developing a comprehensive national urban policy that will guide the urbanization process in Uganda and promote balanced urban development in order to stimulate developments in the rural hinterlands," he revealed.
However, in view of the proposed new legislations, many people say that Uganda's environmental degradation including encroachment on wetlands is not a result of weak laws but instead lax implementation of the existing laws.
In many places around Kampala NEMA continues to fight running battles especially with the rich and influential people in Uganda who continue to occupy wetlands.
NEMA has also decried the lack of political which has meant that such blatant abusers of the environment cannot be brought to face the law.
Recently it was revealed that top politicians including Kampala Mayor Nasser Ssebaggala and former Minister Tim Lwanga had occupied a swamp in Bugoloobi, and that the duo had defied orders from NEMA boss Dr. Aryamanya Mugisha to vacate the swamp. blog comments powered by Disqus
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