Indawo yeRamsar kwi Umlambo waseKatonga eUganda iphantsi kwesisongelo esinzulu ngabatyali-zimali ababuyisela lo mgxobhozo ukuze kwakhiwe umzi-mveliso oza kwakhiwa yinkampani yaseTshayina.
A Indawo yeRamsar sisiza somgxobhozo esimiselwe ukuba sibaluleke kumazwe ngamazwe phantsi kweNgqungquthela yeRamsar. INkomfa yeMigxobhozo, eyaziwa ngokuba yiNgqungquthela yeRamsar, sisivumelwano sorhulumente sokusingqongileyo esasekwa ngo-1971 yi-UNESCO kwisixeko sase-Ramsar esise-Iran.
Ibekwe kwindawo eqokelela amanzi eLake Victoria, lo mgxobhozo udweliswe kwiNkqubo yoLwazi loMlambo (RIS) ukusukela ngo-2006 njengenombolo yesiza esingu-1640. Unomgxobhozo omde omxinwa ukusuka kumda weMasaka, iNabajjuzi Wetland System, ukuya kweyona ndawo inkulu. Inkqubo yoMlambo waseKatonga.
Ibonelela ngendawo yokuzalela i-mudfish kunye ne-lungfish, kunye nokuxhasa iindidi zeentaka ezisesichengeni sehlabathi kunye ne-Sitatunga esemngciphekweni wokuphela. Le ndawo yeRamsar ilele kwidolophu yaseBuddu yaseBuganda Kingdom, kwaye ezinye iintyatyambo kunye nezilwanyana zinxulunyaniswa ngokusondeleyo nezithethe zenkcubeko kunye nezithethe, ngakumbi iitotems.
Ukufunyaniswa okukhwankqisayo kolwakhiwo lwefektri kwaziswa eluntwini emva kokuphazamiseka kumajelo onxibelelwano nguJude Mbabali onguSihlalo weSithili sesithili saseMasaka apho inkqubo yemigxobhozo ikhoyo ngokuyinxenye.
USihlalo wathi: “Ndiye ndothuka ngale ntsasa ngoxa ndihamba ngenqwelo-mafutha ndisinge eKampala (egudle indlela yaseMasaka) ukuze ndibone inxalenye yalo mlambo kufuphi nebhulorho yaseKayabwe ezaliswe ngumhlaba ukuze kubuyiselwe umhlaba wokwakhiwa komzi-mveliso. Oku akukho kwisithili sam, kwaye, ngenxa yoko, andinalo igunya lokulawula, kodwa ndaziva ndinexhala, ndayeka, ndajikeleza ukuze ndibone ukuba kuqhubeka ntoni.
“Xa amapolisa ayejulwe ukuba agade esi siza athi lo mhlaba yeyefemu yaseTshayina kwaye babeza kuyigada.”
USihlalo othe wancuma ngokucacileyo wakhalaza wathi: “Ipalamente isandula ukuwisa uMthetho weSizwe wezokuSingqongileyo ka-2019 ukuba ngokukodwa phantsi kwecandelo 52(a) ubonelele ngemiba ekhulayo yokusingqongileyo kuquka ukukhuselwa kweendonga zemilambo namachibi kwimisebenzi yabantu enokuchaphazela kakubi imilambo, amachibi, kunye nabaphilayo. izinto eziphilayo apho. Lo Mthetho ukwadale izohlwayo ezongeziweyo kumatyala anxulumene nobungendawo. Kodwa abasemagunyeni abaxhalabileyo abakafuni kuwenza umsebenzi wabo nangona lo mthetho ulungileyo ude unike nesohlwayo esiqatha.
Ukusukela ngoko, i-National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) - i-parastatal karhulumente egunyaziswe ukukhusela nokulawula okusingqongileyo - yakhupha ingxelo nge-29 kaSeptemba ukuphendula kwisithuba esijikelezayo kwimidiya yoluntu.
Bayavuma ukuba inkampani yaseTshayina yafumana umhlaba weehektare ezingama-40 eKayabwe, kwisithili saseMpigi, komnye uMwebasa kwaye yafaka isicelo sokusebenzisa umhlaba ukuphuhlisa iindawo zokugcina iimpahla. Iqela labahloli abavela kwi-NEMA bandwendwela indawo kwaye bafumanisa ukuba ziihektare ezi-6 kuphela zomhlaba owomileyo ngelixa ezinye zingekho. I-NEMA ikhuphe imvume yokusebenzisa kunye nemvume kwinkampani ethintela imisebenzi kwiihektare ezi-6 kuphela zomhlaba owomileyo.
Ukulandela isilumkiso sombhexeshi (uSihlalo), iNEMA yahlola indawo yaza yafumanisa ukuba umakhi wenza imisebenzi engaphaya kweehektare ezi-6 ezivunyiweyo zomhlaba owomileyo. I-NEMA ke yakhupha isaziso sophuculo kumphuhlisi, wabayalela ngokusesikweni ukuba basuse umhlaba olahliweyo, kwaye bayeke yonke imisebenzi eyenzekayo ngaphandle kwendawo evunyiweyo.
Iqela elisuka kwi-NEMA lithe landwendwela indawo kwaye lafumanisa ukuba isilumkiso kunye nesaziso sokuphucula asihoywanga. Inkampani iqhubekile nokulandela ukusetyenziswa komhlaba ongaphezulu kweehektare ezingama-40 ngokugqogqa kumhlaba omanzi.
“Ngenxa yesilumkiso sangaphambili…,” ingxelo ifundeka ngokuyinxenye: “… ngoku siqalise inkqubo yokubangela amanyathelo okohlwaya kwinkampani, kubandakanya ukucinywa kwemvume yokusebenzisa, ukubanjwa kwabanini, ukutshutshiswa ezinkundleni zomthetho, kunye nokubuyiselwa. kwindawo ethotyiweyo ngeendleko zabo.”
Uluntu luhleli luthandabuza ukuba kutheni lusoloko luthatha impempe phambi kokuba kuthathwe amanyathelo. Umgxobhozo weLweera umzekelo ubuyiselwe ekulinyweni kwerayisi ngomnye umtyali-mali waseTshayina phantsi kwempumlo ye-NEMA kunye neminye imigxobhozo emininzi eNsangi, Kyengeera, naseLubigi zonke ezikummandla omnye ofunyenweyo.
USihlalo uMbali unconyiwe ngesenzo sakhe ngabo bobabini iNEMA, iingcali zokusingqongileyo, kunye noluntu ngokubanzi ngesenzo sakhe.
