Speaker Anita Among has condemned Police, Army for blocking the Leader of Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi from accessing Lubigi wetland site.

On Monday June 17^th, Hon Ssenyonyi together with his team were to tour the Lubigi wetland site following the complaints from residents in that wetland. The complaints arose from the a decision in which National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) demolished homes and other structures of residents that were illegally occupying Lubigi wetland.

In Parliament today, Leader of Opposition Ssenyonyi said that residents and local leaders approached him with a petition requesting him to raise their matter in Parliament. Ssenyonyi said he decided to first visit the area, speak to residents to get relevant information but he said, he was surprised that he and the team met teargas, live ammunitions from police and the Army who blocked them from accessing the wetland site.

Ssenyonyi demanded explanation from government on why NEMA decided to leave a Police Station and Petrol Station there and had to demolish other residents’ houses and structures.

Speaker Anita Among Speaker Anita Among condemned the manner in which Police and Army blocked Leader of Opposition Ssenyonyi and his team and wondered why NEMA had to only evict residents in Lubigi, yet there are several malls built in wetlands and these haven’t been erased as was the case with the houses and businesses in Lubigi. Speaker Among demanded an explanation from Government describing the manner of blocking leaders as unfortunate and uncalled for. Parliament Session was adjourned before government leaders could respond to this matter.