Locals of Mufumba Village, Butare-Katojo Town Council have raised alarm over little compensation for their iron ore land.
This was revealed on Wednesday during the land handover ceremony by Prime Minister Rt Hon Robina Nabbanja to Devki Steel Mills Limited.
Over 161 people will be evacuated to pave way for the iron ore mining.
The locals, led by Butare-Katojo Town Council Chairperson Cana George William, Rubanda District LCV Chairperson Ampeire Stephen Kasyaba, and Senior Presidential Advisor on Security and Intelligence and Coordinator of Security and Intelligence Services Col. Emmy Katabazi decried the little money government is giving locals.
They said the 3-5 million shillings being offered for land in Rubanda cannot buy land anywhere.
Prime Minister Rt Hon Robina Nabbanja directed the Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development to redo the valuation process moving house-to-house and land-to-land for the affected residents.
The Chairperson of DEVKI Steel Mills Limited, Raval Narendra, assured the public of benefiting from the project and asked for cooperation from local leaders.
