National Forests Authority wants government to put in place a special court to handle cases related to environmental cases. This was disclosed by Paul Buyerah Musamali the acting executive director NFA while addressing the media at the head offices in Bugolobi.
Musamali says court injunctions are one of the reasons which have hindered NFA cases against forest encroachers and illegal lumbering suspects in court.
He adds that some court cases take long to be disposed of which he said government losses millions of money and gives chance to others to continue destroying forests.
Musamali explained that NFA has organized August 6th as the day when it will roll out national wide campaign for tree planting to help replacing those lost to illegal lumbering. NFA says in conjunction with Uganda National Roads Authority it will distribute free tree seedlings to people to plant trees along all major roads in Uganda.