Turkish national fined UGX 200 million for wetland violation in Mukono
The Standards, Wildlife, and Utilities Chief Magistrates Court has ordered a Turkish national to pay a fine of 200 million shillings for depositing soil in Lwajjali Wetland at Gongobe Village, Goma Division - Mukono District. Kerim Ray, the owner of a concrete-making company known as Yaman International Ltd, was issued an Environmental Impact Assessment certificate on the 14th of June this year to set up the project on a quarter of land. However, when officials from the National Environment Management Authority inspected the project later, they found that he had cleared 2.1 acres and backfilled the wetland with murram in a portion outside the approved area in the certificate, leading to his arrest on the 30th of June.
