Self proclaimed prophet of God Pastor Samuel Kakande Synagogue Church of All Nations in Mulago has bowed to pressure owning to irresponsible sand mining and destruction of wetlands in Lwera in Kalungu District.
He apologised for illegally excavating sand in a wetland within a 100-metre radius of Lake Victoria, contravening environmental regulations.
Pastor Kakande – through his attorney, Bernard Mutyaba – blamed the rising level of water in Lake Victoria due to the damming of sections of River Nile for the construction of hydropower plants.
Pastor Kakande has told the House Committee on Natural Resources that with the raising waters, it was difficult to identify the area where the 100 metres would stop.
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Kakande added that they have embarked on restoring the area.
Moments earlier, the committee’s members Herbert Ariko, Thomas Tayebwa, Keefa Kiwanuka, Winfred Masiko and Andrew Baryayanga had questioned the legality of Aqua World Ltd’s activities.
In March 2014, Masaka district stopped Kakande’s company from carrying out developments in a wetland in the district over lack of valid documents to conduct fish farming.
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