Josephine Auma
Josephine Auma reports on occupational safety, mercury exposure and formalisation across the eastern gold districts of Busia and Namayingo.
- Mine safety
- Mercury and health
- Formalisation of artisanal mining
Mining & Regulation, Mining & Extractives
Namayingo District / Busia and Namayingo Districts
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Namayingo Leaders Warn on Gold Mining Damage
Silted streams, open pits and mercury use in the eastern gold belt have brought national and district officials to the same warning within days of each other.
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- AccountabilityMining & Regulation
Namayingo Leaders Warn on Gold Mining Damage
Silted streams, open pits and mercury use in the eastern gold belt have brought national and district officials to the same warning within days of each other.
Namayingo District7 min read 
AccountabilityMining & ExtractivesPolice Search for Miners Buried in Namayingo Pit
Several miners are feared dead after a closed gold mine collapsed in Namayingo District on 18 July 2026. Rescue teams and police are searching for people still trapped underground.
Namayingo District4 min read
MixedMining & RegulationBusia and Namayingo Test Mercury-Free Gold
Uganda is a party to the Minamata Convention. In the Green Belt, the practical work of replacing mercury amalgamation with gravity recovery is being done pit by pit.
Busia and Namayingo Districts6 min read