Uganda: ’Fast-track Parliament’s directive on Mt Elgon evictions’

The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has urged the State Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon. Susan Nakawuki to expedite the implementation of Parliament’s directive halting Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) evictions around the Mt Elgon National Park. Tayebwa who chaired the House on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, observed that delays in addressing the dispute will expose communities to further violence saying that different stakeholders from the region continue to lodge similar complaints. “If you could sort out the boundaries of Mt Elgon National Park, that will be a great achievement for this ministry; it has been a burning issue. I can tell you every month, we have issues related to Mt Elgon National Park boundaries,” Tayebwa said. His intervention followed concerns from Bungokho North Member of Parliament, Hon. Shafiga Wanyenya that UWA operations had continued despite a directive issued by Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth on 15 October 2026. Speaker Oboth had directed that the evictions stop following reports from area MPs of unrest, loss of lives and destruction of property arising from disputed boundaries between the park and neighbouring communities. Wanyenya said that

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