Human-wildlife, land conflicts conquer candidates’ manifestos during Kasese / Uganda nomination frenzy

 

(Posted 14th September 2025)

 

Courtesy of African Elephant News

 

Samuel Amanyire, New Vision (Uganda), September 12, 2025
As ink dried on nomination papers across Kasese District on September 8, 2025, a reality drowned out all other campaign promises: Candidates taking part in the 2026 General Election are weaponising human-wildlife clashes and land wars as their core battle cry. Aspirants seized the nomination stage to expose a district bleeding from elephant invasions, crop destruction, and bloodstained land disputes, proving that in Kasese, conservation and survival are locked in mortal combat.
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