‘Mafias Want Me Dead For Fighting Illegal Gold Mining ’-Min. Opendi Cries Out Before Parliament
By Elite News Reporter
The Mafias that forced Tamale Mirundi from NBS TV are
back again, this time hunting for the head of Sarah Opendi, the State Minister
for Mineral Resources….
Hon. Opendi told Parliament on Thursday that she continues
to receive death threats from anonymous people who she described as mafias
promoting illegal gold mining in Uganda.
The Minister said that ever since she was appointed to
the docket in January, after serving as a State Minister for Health in charge of
General Duties, said that her mission was to clean the mining industry, but
there are some people who are trying to frustrate her efforts.
She noted however that the threats will not frustrate
her efforts against illegal mining activities and the violation of rights of
other players.
Opendi t...