As you are all aware, Barifa forest is one of the Central Government Forest
reserves. Some two or so years ago, Arua Municipal Council attempted to expand
and extend its boundaries for a better planned Town. The Municipal then applied
to the National Forest Authority to have Barifa de-gazetted. NFA accepted on
condition that the Municipal Council got an alternative land for the forest.
Municipal then got land worth 100 Million Shillings in Logiri and it has been
paying for the land. I understand the Municipal Council intended to re-plan
Barifa into a new Arua Town. Now some people have emerged from nowhere claiming
that they are acting "on orders from above" and they have been clearing Barifa
forest. The RDC Arua is the one purportedly supervising these people who have
moved several trucks on the land. For us to act as WNF, we need a resolution
and or a consent of the members so that we instruct our lawyers to file a suit
stopping these guys from
constructing any thing on the land and evicting them. If this situation is not
arrested, Arua Municipal Council will loose the 100 Million shillings, we shall
not have a better planned town and we shall in the words of the Bishop be
worthless. What is your take on this
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