Land in Karamoja is particularly important to the
community, which depends on nomadic pastoralism for survival. “Private
sector investment could transform the region — providing jobs and
improving the residents’ security, access to water, roads, and other
infrastructure,” the report says.
“[But] as companies
have begun to explore and mine the area, communities are voicing
serious fears of land grabs, environment damage, and lack of information
as to how and when they will see improved access to basic services or
other positive impacts.” From the frayed outposts in Moroto district to
Rata in Amudat district and Nakapiripirit, gold lies in every tiny
pocket of Karamoja, Uganda’s most marginalised region in the country’s
North-east. This has generated huge interest from private companies.
Meanwhile, the indigenous people engaged in artisanal mining are being
edged out.
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