Tag Archives: Lumboka swamp

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rice farmers in Busia district have clashed with the environment officer, Jimmy Ngolobe for stopping them from utilizing the degraded Lumboka swamp. The swamp is found in Buyunda village in Buyanga sub-county. It all started when Ngolobe ordered the farmers during a sensitization meeting on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 homes and crop gardens in 68 villages in Buyanga sub-county, Busia municipality have been submerged following an increase of water in Lumboka swamp. The affected people are from Magale, Busembe East, Busembe West, Nasinjehe, Bumirambako, Buhalariire, Buhonge, Buyunda, Nanyoni in Buyanga sub-county …