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Buganda Kingdom is struggling to save the Nnabagerekas vanishing Cultural Demonstration garden in Ssese, Kalangala district. The plantation symbolically belongs to the Queen of Buganda, Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda. It is located next to Kalangala district headquarters behind Ssese county headquarters and is often used as a demonstration farm.
Buganda Kingdom is struggling to save the Nnabagereka's vanishing Cultural Demonstration garden in Ssese, Kalangala district.
The plantation symbolically belongs to the Queen of Buganda, Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda. It is located next to Kalangala district headquarters behind Ssese county headquarters and is often used as a demonstration farm.
Information obtained from Ssese County headquarters indicates that the County had seven square miles of land and that Nnabagereka's cultural garden covered close to seven acres. The cultural garden had a matooke plantation, cassava, sweet potatoes, maize and beans.
However, only a few banana suckers and potatoes are left on just one acre piece of land. The banana plants left on this significant garden are about 15 only.
Uganda Radio Network has also seen oranges and a jack-fruit tree in the garden. Reverend Christopher Walusimbi, the chief of Ssese, says the cultural garden is on the verge of collapse because encroachers took over most of the land and are busy constructing houses.
He says the remaining piece of land has lost fertility and therefore cannot support banana plantation.
Walusimbi adds that, to make matters worse, the land on which they would plant new bananas is no more having been taken over by encroachers. He says Uganda Police took over part of this land and constructed its headquarters in Kalangala.
Walusimbi says he does not know how encroachers are taking over their land. He also says to avoid conflicts, he decided to keep quiet.
Willy Lugoloobi, the Kalangala district local council Chairperson, however, insists the remaining small piece of land is still intact. He says the district has managed to protect the remaining piece.
Lugoloobi however notes that growing Matooke on this land is no longer possible due o lack of soil fertility to support the practice.
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Other encroachers of this land is the Kalangala district which constructed a district headquarters.
The plantation symbolically belongs to the Queen of Buganda, Nnabagereka Sylvia Nagginda. It is located next to Kalangala district headquarters behind Ssese county headquarters and is often used as a demonstration farm.
Information obtained from Ssese County headquarters indicates that the County had seven square miles of land and that Nnabagereka's cultural garden covered close to seven acres. The cultural garden had a matooke plantation, cassava, sweet potatoes, maize and beans.
However, only a few banana suckers and potatoes are left on just one acre piece of land. The banana plants left on this significant garden are about 15 only.
Uganda Radio Network has also seen oranges and a jack-fruit tree in the garden. Reverend Christopher Walusimbi, the chief of Ssese, says the cultural garden is on the verge of collapse because encroachers took over most of the land and are busy constructing houses.
He says the remaining piece of land has lost fertility and therefore cannot support banana plantation.
Walusimbi adds that, to make matters worse, the land on which they would plant new bananas is no more having been taken over by encroachers. He says Uganda Police took over part of this land and constructed its headquarters in Kalangala.
Walusimbi says he does not know how encroachers are taking over their land. He also says to avoid conflicts, he decided to keep quiet.
Willy Lugoloobi, the Kalangala district local council Chairperson, however, insists the remaining small piece of land is still intact. He says the district has managed to protect the remaining piece.
Lugoloobi however notes that growing Matooke on this land is no longer possible due o lack of soil fertility to support the practice.
// Cue in: "Kweba okujako nga…
Cue out: …tekawo ekitooke."//
Other encroachers of this land is the Kalangala district which constructed a district headquarters.
