People Power: Let's invest heavily in solar and bio gas instead of destroying Murchison Falls
The People Power movement led by Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu has advised government to invest heavily in alternative energy sources other than destroying Murchison falls.
Last week, The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) announced that they had received an application for a licence by Bonang Power and Energy from South Africa to construct a dam at Murchison Falls along the Nile, a move that has since sparked outrage and resistance from tourism enthusiasts and members of the public.
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People Power Spokesperson Joel Ssenyonyi said that government should consider investing heavily in other energy sources such as solar and bio gas instead of destroying the falls.
"Its high time we invested heavily in other alternative energy sources such as solar and bio gas. Tourism is of Uganda's leading export earners, bringing about $1.6 Billion annually, we should be investing more in it as opposed to burning it," Ssenyonyi said.
Ssenyonyi also asked why the country continues to export electricity instead of retaining some of that power and deal with the shortfalls.
"As People Power, we are bothered by reports of plans to establish a hydro power dam at Murchison falls which will decimate that great piece of tourism. As a country, we export power, why can't we balance things up so that we retain the power we need and deal with the shortfalls?" he asked.
On the state of the nation address, Ssenyonyi said that the president was only lecturing us about 1986 and the past years which justifies that he is not doing anything new lately.
He noted that People power mobilisers have been targeted by police and state agencies.
He called upon Police to to quicken the investigations and bring the offenders to book as soon as possible.
"We demand a quick investigation by police to bring to book all those responsible for these injustices committed against Ugandans who have rights under Chapter four of our constitution," he said.
