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Lugari leaders oppose forest settlement plans

Likuyani MP Enoch Kibunguchy.PHOTO:COURTESY

Local leaders and residents of Likuyani and Lugari constituencies have opposed plans to hive off part of the forest to resettle people.

Addressing mourners in Lugari on Saturday, Likuyani MP Enock Kibunguchi and his Lugari counterpart, Ayub Savula, alleged that the government was plotting to resettle people on part of the 8,000 hectares without the knowledge of local residents.

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