Kagadi villages and sub-counties adopt by-laws against coffee theft; Burora Sub-county bans betting centres

Communities and local leaders in Kagadi District adopted village and sub-county by-laws against coffee theft, premature harvesting, unlicensed coffee buying and children selling coffee, according to the Daily Monitor. Kyakabadiima Sub-county set a Shs500,000 penalty and Burora Sub-county a Shs200,000 penalty plus prosecution; Burora also banned betting centres and confiscated some machines. The district agricultural officer said some penalties do not match national coffee law and that technical officers were not consulted.