Julius Ochieng
Julius Ochieng reports from Busia and Namayingo on community development agreements, clinic and borehole projects, and relations between licensed operators and host parishes.
Based in Busia, Uganda
- Community development agreements
- Busia district
- Local infrastructure
Reporting by Julius Ochieng
- Infrastructure · June 3, 2026
Namayingo opens clinic funded by mining royalties
Even so, a new maternal and child health clinic in Namayingo, built with the district's share of national mining royalties, is the clearest local example yet of the Mining and Minerals Act 2022's revenue-sharing formula translating into visible community infrastructure.
- Community · May 19, 2026
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.
- Community · October 11, 2023
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.