Loreng residents accuse UWA of evictions and property destruction around Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve, Nakapiripirit

At a community dialogue with local leaders and Uganda Wildlife Authority officials, residents of Loreng Sub County accused UWA of evicting them from land around the Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve, according to Nile Post. Residents said villages and kraals had been burned, property destroyed and people arrested without proper communication. State Minister and Woman MP Esther Anyakun and district leaders pledged dialogue, and elders formed a committee to take grievances to President Museveni.