Wed, 07 Feb 2018 09:47:37 +0000 By RODGERS KALERO KAGEM Mining Limited has allegedly refused to rehabilitate roads in Lufwanyama as part of its corporate social responsibility. District Commissioner Miniver Mutesa confirmed yesterday that she received a negative response when she approached the giant emerald mining company regarding rehabilitation of the roads. Ms Mutesa said this when Gemcanton Investment Limited donated over 500 litres of pesticides worth more than K60,000 to six Lufwanyama chiefdoms where army worms ravaged maize fields. She said while Gemcanton had been responding positively to requests for corporate social responsibility programmes like road rehabilitation, construction of schools, and helping farmers affected by army worms, some mining companies had a negative response to such programmes. “Last year when army worms invaded farmers’ fields in Lufwanyama, Gemcanton came to their aid by donating pesticides to them and even today you have repeated your gesture. However it is of serious concern that some emerald […]
