Isaac Okot
Field Reporter, Central Uganda · Field reporting desk
Isaac Okot covers Mubende, Kassanda and the central goldfields, reporting on mercury use, co-operative formation and the slow transition of informal diggers onto licensed sites.
Based in Mubende, Uganda
Areas of expertise
- Mubende goldfields
- Mercury reduction
- Mining co-operatives
Reporting by Isaac Okot
- Formalisation · August 13, 2026
Kassanda gold site reopens with a licensing deadline
Government has reopened the Mugobwa Katuugo exploration site in Kassanda, closed since April over unlicensed activity. More than 3,000 prospectors may resume work while formalisation paperwork is completed.
- Artisanal miners · February 16, 2023
Mubende ASM eviction tensions resurface
Artisanal miners around Mubende's gold fields say they are being squeezed by tightening concession boundaries and inconsistent enforcement, years after the 2017 evictions that first drew international attention.