“Our complaint is that people are cultivating even in riverbanks. Previously, you would find plenty of reeds, plenty of grass, but now you can’t find it because some of our friends who grow vegetables are cultivating even where the water is,”

Macdonald Khandalawo · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-01

Khandalawo complained that vegetable cultivation along riverbanks has destroyed reeds and grass that were previously abundant.