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Busia signs community development agreements
Now, Busia District has concluded community development agreements with licensed gold operators on the Lake Victoria Gold Belt, converting informal social commitments into written obligations covering water, roads and local hiring.
Julius Ochieng · Busia District Local Government · Busia
May 19, 2026 - positiveCommunity
Women's cooperatives move up the mining chain
Groups in Mubende and Busia are taking on processing, assaying and sales roles that were closed to them a decade ago. Access to finance remains the ceiling.
Grace Nabirye · Women's mining cooperatives · Mubende, Busia
April 28, 2026 - analysisCommunity
First independent CDA audit lands in Karamoja
Like that, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development commissioned the first independent audit of community development agreements in Karamoja in 2026, a test of whether the Mining and Minerals Act 2022 is being enforced on the ground.
Loyce Nakut · Multiple concession holders · Karamoja
March 11, 2026 - negativeCommunity
Busia primary school displaced by gold mining
A Busia primary school displaced to make way for a gold mining concession has yet to be rebuilt, leaving pupils learning in makeshift shelters and raising serious questions about how community assets are protected during land acquisition.
Julius Ochieng · Multiple concession holders · Busia
October 11, 2023 - negativeCommunity
Makuutu: consultation gaps raise concerns
Now, civil society groups working in Bugweri report uneven consultation on the Makuutu Rare Earths Project, with some affected households reporting they first learned of the licence award from radio broadcasts rather than direct engagement.
Rebecca Achieng · Rwenzori Rare Metals · Bugweri
September 5, 2023