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Ka kibeere mu Uganda oba Burundi, okusima zaabu kusigala nga kwa mikono era nga kwa musingi.
Abasimi bangi tebafaayo ku bulamu bwabwe, tebafaayo nnyo ku butonde bw’ensi.
Bya Richard Drasimaku (Uganda) ne Rinovat Ndabashinze (Burundi)
This story was produced with support from the Congo Basin Rainforest Journalism Fund and the Pulitzer Center
Okuva ku bbanga ery’ewala, empenda eziteredde ez’omugga Ore oguliko enkokola ziraga ebifo ebisikiriza.
Naye munda mu serendipity, ekipimo ky’okusaanyaawo obutonde bw’ensi nga kibikkulwa ku mabbali g’omugga
embalama z’ennyanja ng’abasima zaabu basima mu bwangu nga banoonya ekyuma eky’omuwendo kiwunya olubuto.
Abasimi b’amayinja abasoba mu nkumi biri 200 abagenda okusima eby’obugagga eby’omu ttaka abasoba mu nkumi biri (200) be babundabunda mu nkambi ye South Sudan okuva mu Imvepi okusenga.
Bagamba nti banyigirizibwa mu buzibu olw’obuwagizi obukendedde okuva mu kitongole ky’emmere y’ensi yonna
Pulogulamu n’akakiiko k’amawanga amagatte akavunaanyizibwa ku banoonyi b’obubudamu.
Awatali ggiya za bukuumi, abasima mu kifuba n’emikono obwereere basendebwasendebwa mu kusima zaabu wansi
okwefuula kw’okunoonyereza okwakolebwa Kyekahoma, kkampuni ng’embeera yaayo ey’emirimu ewandiikiddwako bendera nti obutagoberera mateeka ga Uganda mining cadastre, omukutu gw’abakozi ba gavumenti ogwa open source oguddukanyizibwa nga kikolebwa ekitongole ekivunaanyizibwa ku kunoonyereza n’ebirombe.
Omugga Ore gutandikira mu North Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ne guyitamu disitulikiti z’e Koboko, ne Terego ne Yumbe gye kikola ensalo wakati wa Gombolola y’Odupi ne Odravu.
Minisitule y’amasannyalaze n’okukulaakulanya eby’obugagga eby’omu ttaka ewadde layisinsi ku square kilometers 10.5 ku ekitundu ky’omugga guno okunoonya zaabu okutuuka e Kyekahoma.
Wabula nga ssentebe wa kkampuni eno era akulira kkampuni eno, Ismail Isingoma, agumya nti ku emyaka ebiri ebinnya ebingi by’azibye ku bbeeyi mu kibumba ky’ensi bivuddemu nedda
zaabu, abasima banyumya emboozi eZikontana n’ekyo.
Ku lunaku olwali lujjudde omusana akawungeezi, ttiimu yange yayaniriziddwa mu ngeri ey’obugwenyufu okuva ewa Isingoma, the…
omukulembeze wa kampuni etagoberera mateeka, nga tutuuse mu nkambi ye ey’omu nnimiro nga kiromita emu okuva ku…
ensonga j, nkulungo y’enguudo emanyiddwa ennyo mu kifo ababundabunda we basenga.
“Ssentebe!” yaleekaana ng’ajuliza Jackson Amayo, ssentebe w’olukiiko lw’ekitundu mu kitundu kino olwa Yinga ekyalo, Lugbari parish mu Gombolola y’ Odupi eyatuwerekedde mu nkambi y’omu nnimiro.
“Lwaki muleese abantu okuddamu okulwana nange? Eno ye Kyekahoma, kkampuni. Kimenya mateeka oku. kwata ebifaananyi wano. Buno bumenyi bw’amateeka,” bwe yayongeddeko.
“Nze Isingoma, mukulu mu kitongole ekikessi. Nkubira poliisi essimu kati,” Isingoma bwe yaleekaana nga bw’aba
yafuluma omuzikiti ogwali gufuuse omuddo gwe yazimba mu nkambi y’ensiko.
Kyokka oluvannyuma lw’eddakiika ntono, obuzira bwava mu mboozi ey’obwannannyini ennyo era mu bbanga ttono twatuula olw’okukubaganya ebirowoozo mu ngeri ey’okukekkereza nga tebannaba kutambula okwetoloola ekifo ekirimu ebikalu nga kijjudde ebituli ebiwanvu ebisigaddewo tejjula oluvannyuma lw’okusima.
Isingoma agamba nti ebinnya by’ekirombe babireka nga tebijjula kubanga bwe bamala okusima batwala sampuli
olw’okugezesa ebweru w’eggwanga, okusinga mu Japan oba China okwewala by’agamba nti bikooya by’obukwakulizon’emitendera mu Bungereza.
Agattako nti oluvannyuma lw’okugezesa, bwe bakakasa nti zaabu mu kinnya kyonna ku birombe, bajja kudda ne kayungirizi okugizuula.
Naye abasimi, bangi ku bo bakung’aanyizza obumanyirivu n’okumanya ku zaabu okuva mu myaka
ow’eby’okusima eby’obugagga eby’omu ttaka mu South Sudan bawa obujulizi nti zaabu gwe babadde basanga ye muguwa gw’obulamu bwabwe.
Job Osman, omubundabunda w’e Kakwa e Imvepi anyumya nti afuna wakati wemitwalo abirimumunana (280, 000=) okuva mu okuguza Isingoma zaabu, ssente z’akozesa okugulira amaka ge emmere.
Kigambibwa nti nnannyini Kyekahoma agula obutundu bwa zaabu ku mitwalo musanvu egye Uganda sh70,000 (USD$18.43), wala wansi wa sh200,000 (USD$52.67), nti aba Asian bakayungirizi basasula mu kibuga Arua, nga kiromita nga 60 zokka okuva ku Imvepi.
Okufuna zaabu ono, abasimi mu bibinja by’abantu kkumi ku 15 baggulawo mita 3×3 oba mita 3.5 x3.5 ebinnya ebigazi ku bifo emikutu gy’amazzi g’enkuba we giyingira mu mugga Ore.
Nga bakozesa ebisero, ebisero by’omu ngalo n’ebiso, baamala ennaku ssatu okutuuka ku wiiki emu nga basima n’okusika
amayinja gafuluma mu binnya oluvannyuma ne basala amayinja mu kibya ky’amazzi ne basekula amayinja ku kitanda ekikoleddwa mu ngeri ey’ekikugu nga kibikkiddwako ensawo ezitakozesebwa.
Singa okola scope 100 ku 150 spades za gravel, oyinza okusanga 0.1kg za zaabu. Kino tubadde tukikola Okuva mu January wa 2023,” bw’agamba.
Isingoma agamba nti ebinnya by’ekirombe ebiggule tebirina bulabe eri abakozi be n’ente ezitaayaaya mu kitundu kino.
Naye talina ky’ayogera ku bukadde n’obukadde bw’enkwaso z’ensiri eziri munda mu bidiba ebiyimiridde ebya kiragala n’amazzi aga kyenvu agasibye awo.
Okufaanagana ne Cibitoke mu Burundi
Embeera eyeetoolodde ekifo we basima Ore efaananako n’eky’okuzikirizibwa okwetooloola Cibitoke, essaza erisima zaabu mu Burundi ng’abasima abasimi b’emikono bafiiridde munda ebinnya by’ekirombe ebyagudde bituuse n’okuwandiisibwa.
Abantu kumi n’abatano (15) bebategeezeddwa nti bafiiridde mu kirombe kya zaabu okugwa nga bavunaanibwa amataba olwa enkuba eyatonnya ennyo mu ssaza ly’e sibitoke mu April 2023, ate abalala mukaaga ne bafa mu June 2013 mu ssaza lye limu.
essaza erigambibwa nti lirimu ebikolwa by’abayeekera n’obutali butebenkevu.
Mu butuufu abakulira amasaza bategeezezza nti abasimi b’amayinja 74 be bafudde nga basibidde mu kugwa kw’ekirombe okuva mu 2017 mu kibuga sibitoke.
Obubenje obw’engeri eno businga kubeerawo naddala mu bifo we basima zaabu abasimi zaabu gye bawalirizibwa okugenda mu buziba mu nzizi ezipima mita eziwerako.
Ekisinga obubi, abasima zaabu tebalonzalonza wadde okusima okumpi n’amayumba gaabwe. Kino kyongera ku emirundi gy’obubenje, oluusi ne bufa.
“Yee, obubenje butera okubaawo wano oba mu bifo ebirala. Ekirungi twasimattuka okufa naye waliwo
era n’emisango omuli abantu abafudde n’okulumwa,” Japhet Bukuru, omukugu mu kusima zaabu okuva mu Rusororo.
Alaga nti singa ekirombe kigudde, emikisa gy’okuwonawo giba mitono.
Mu kifo we basima eby’obugagga eby’omu ttaka e Rugeregere, commune ya Rugombo, mu Citooke ky’omugga Nyamagana, kiggula ebinnya n’amayinja agasenguddwa bifuuse kasasiro mu kifo ekyo.
Wano we wava ebibiina by’obwegassi ebiwerako okuggya zaabu, omuli n’obwegassi bw’eby’eby’obuggagga bw’omu ttaka e Duterimbere Rugombo.
Waliwo abavubuka, abasajja abakadde n’abakazi abatono n’abawala abato.
Tulaba n’abantu abali wansi w’emyaka 18 nga, mu budde obwa bulijjo, balina okuba mu ssomero.
Abamu basima n’obwereere bwabwe emikono, abalala bagezaako okusika amazzi ne gagenda, ate mu kifo, ekyemisana nakyo kitegekebwa. Essowaani ennyangu eya kaawo, enva endiirwa n’ebyennyanja.
Abasimi zaabu tebalina bikozesebwa mu kwekuuma.
Balina obululu bwokka mu ngalo, .abalala hoes. Tewali ggalavu, tewali bbuutu oba nkofiira ezikuuma emitwe gyabwe. Basinga kuba tebalina ssaati era nga tebalina ngatto. Mu kiseera kino eky’enkuba, ebinnya bijjula amazzi. Yingini za mmotoka zigezaako bwereere oku amazzi gakulukule.
Mulimu gwa maanyi nnyo naye nga tegukola magoba matono eri omusimi wa zaabu omuto. “Ffe abasima eby’obugagga eby’omu ttaka tetufuna ssente ekintu kyonna.
Omulimu ogukooya. Abakulembeze baffe be baganyulwa ennyo,” Déo Habonimana, 23, a omuvubuka anoonya zaabu, enzaalwa y’e Bukinanyama mu ssaza ly’e Cibitoke.
Alaga nti bw’asobola okuba n’omuwendo ogumu, gugulibwa ku 90,000BIF
(Doola za Amerika 31.68) oba 100,000 BIF (Doola za doola 35.2).
“Bwe tuba tetulina pulodyusoni yonna, tuddayo ngalo nsa. Tebatuwa mmere.
Leero, njagala kuddayo mu kibuga kyange singa nsobola okufuna tikiti.”
Singa omuvubuka ono asima zaabu alwala, ayogera mu kyama nti kizibu nnyo: “Osobola okugamba mukama wo nti ogudde mulwadde. Omusaba 5,000 BIF afune obujjanjabi.
Akuwa 2,000BIF wadde wadde nga tolina mutual card. Oyinza otya okufuna obujjanjabi ne ssente zino n’ogula eddagala?
E Rusororo, ekifo ekirala eky’okusima eby’obugagga eby’omu ttaka mu commune ya Rugombo, ekisangibwa mu kitundu ky’ensozi, embeera ya kusaasira mu nsonga z’okukuuma obutonde bw’ensi. Enjazi zirekebwa nga teziriiko miti.
This story was produced with support from the Congo Basin Rainforest Journalism Fund and the Pulitzer Center
