Innocent Otim
Innocent Otim covers water quality, tailings management, rehabilitation obligations and NEMA enforcement across Uganda's mining districts.
Based in Kampala, Uganda
- Environmental compliance
- Water and tailings
- Site rehabilitation
Reporting by Innocent Otim
- Communities · August 13, 2026
Namayingo warns on mining and environmental risk
District leaders in Namayingo say excessive gold digging is changing local water and land conditions faster than regulation can respond, as the labour ministry runs safety sensitisation with miners.
- Environment · August 8, 2026
Mubende tailings breach forces suspension
Silt-laden water from a medium-scale gold operation reached a seasonal stream used by three villages. Inspectors suspended works, and the case has revived questions about how little operators post against rehabilitation.
- Environment · May 11, 2023
Sukulu Phosphate: environmental concerns rise
Residents around the Sukulu Phosphate Project in Tororo are pressing for independent environmental monitoring, citing dust, water quality and tailings-management concerns.