A statement issued on behalf of the Energy Ministry Permanent Secretary, Robert Kasande, says the licenses were awarded to Kayonza-Kitumbi Miners Association covering an estimated area of 13.5 Hectares at Bukuya Sub-County in Mubende district to mine gold.
Artisanal gold miners from Mubende district have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga over a planned eviction from the mining fields in Bukuya sub county.
