Farmers in the area are calling for urgent intervention by Uganda Wildlife Authority -UWA particularly the construction of an electric fence along the park’s boundaries.
Stray elephants have killed a farmer in Bigando, Kitswamba
Sub-county Kasese district.
Emmanuel Kiiza,aged 34,
was guarding his rice farm at around 2:00AM when he was attached by
the stray animals.
Bridget Molly, a local farmer, says farmers have been living out to
guard their farms from elephants that stray from Kibale National Park.
Farmers in the area are calling for
urgent intervention from the Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA particularly the
construction of an electric fence along the park’s boundaries.
Collins Bebuza another
farmer says the persistent invasion of elephants has forced farmers in district
to harvest premature crops from their gardens.
In 2023, stray elephants from Queen
Elizabeth National Park have destroyed crops in Kyalanga village, Karusandara
Sub County.
More than 20 acres of bananas, maize, and potatoes
were destroyed. UWA's intensifying electric fencing has however reduced human-wildlife conflicts around queen Elizabeth.
Bureau Chief
Basaija is a graduate of Uganda Christian University (UCU-Mukono) holding a Bachelors Degree in Mass Communication.
He is a currently pursuing a fellowship in Gender Communications at Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications Nairobi, Kenya and expected to graduate in 2025.
He also boosts of numerous training's in the journalism arena.
Before joining URN, he had served as documentation support personnel, radio presenter and a news editor.
Basaija is also a social critic and
