More than 10,000 shea trees reported cut in Agago District during election campaign period

Cultural leader Rwot Kasimiro Ongom said more than 10,000 shea trees were destroyed in Agago District between December 2025 and February 2026, which he attributed mainly to charcoal production and illegal woodlots while attention was on the election campaigns, according to URN. District Forest Officer John Okidi said enforcement involving cultural leaders, the army and the environment department had led to arrests, including nine people from Arum remanded to Patongo Prison.