Thousands of farming families in the Kiryandongo region of Uganda face violent eviction at the hands of agribusiness

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Amandla | 19 October 2020

Thousands of farming families in the Kiryandongo region of Uganda face violent eviction at the hands of agribusiness
 
Amandla’s Gwen talks to Jeff Wokulira Sebagala of Witness Radio, Uganda, one of the organizations that recently authored the report “land grabs at gunpoint.” 

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Jeff talks about the great diversity of people and their histories in this region and the sustainable local economies they have been powering, until now. A combination of agribusiness interests backed by state power and complicity are now putting 35 000 people’s lives and livelihoods at risk, often at gunpoint.  
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