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Thursday December 31 2020
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Addressing NRM leaders from the districts of Bududa, Manafwa, Mbale and Namisindwa at Mbale Secondary School last month, Mr Museveni said he would consider a proposal by Bugisu leaders to degazette the forest reserve to allow for expansion of Mbale City.
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President Museveni’s proposal to degazette Mbale Central Forest Reserve has drawn mixed reactions from environmentalists and leaders in Bugisu Sub-region.
Addressing NRM leaders from the districts of Bududa, Manafwa, Mbale and Namisindwa at Mbale Secondary School last month, Mr Museveni said he would consider a proposal by Bugisu leaders to degazette the forest reserve to allow for expansion of Mbale City.