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Ministry statement on the licensing backlog: what was said, and what it commits the state to
Energy ministry briefings through 2026 have returned repeatedly to processing times for mineral rights. UMT sets the ministry's own stated positions against what applicants in Busia, Mubende and Buhweju report experiencing.
Rebecca Achieng · Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development · Kampala
August 11, 2026 - analysisRegulation
Minister halts gold mining at Kayungwe and Kinkiizi as Kanungu enforcement widens
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has ordered a stop to gold mining at Kayungwe and Kinkiizi in Kanungu District, extending several weeks of enforcement against unlicensed workings in western Uganda.
Moses Byaruhanga · Unlicensed operators · Kanungu
August 2, 2026