Residents concerned as river Semuliki eats Uganda border
Tributaries from Mount Rwenzori join River Semuliki in Bundibugyo District as it snakes its way through Ntoroko District to empty its waters into Lake Albert, which forms a natural boundary between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. However, on Uganda’s side, the collapse of River Semuliki’s bank is causing alarm, with farmers losing grazing land and communities losing houses, both of which have been swallowed up by the river. Local leaders are now calling on the government to intensify its efforts to construct gabions and embankments on the riverbank to protect the lives of residents and their property and prevent a potential boundary dispute between the two countries. We bring you this story of how Semuliki’s eroded riverbank could shift the Uganda-DR Congo border.
