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Makindye court fines PRO Industries Shs75 million for polluting Lubenge Wetland in Luwero

Justice & Court Rulings Single source Luweero 5 Mar 2026 Severity: 1/5

The Makindye Standards, Wildlife and Utilities Court fined PRO Industries Pte Limited Shs75 million and ordered it to restore degraded parts of Lubenge Wetland within 30 days under NEMA supervision, The Independent reports. The company's manager pleaded guilty to breaching conditions of its environmental certificate; NEMA said the ethanol plant had discharged untreated wastewater and sludge into the wetland between November 2025 and January 2026.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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