VIDEO EVIDENCE: Lake Victoria remains Safe as Sudhir embarks in Speke Resort Munyonyo construction project.

The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has cleared the continuing building works to restore Speke Resort Munyonyo, which extends to the shores of Lake Victoria. The Ruparelia Group of Companies, led by Sudhir Ruparelia, is not deteriorating and filling Lake Victoria, but rather safeguarding the landscaping, which was previously impacted by Lake Victoria's remarkable surge to a record 44 feet.

Rising sea levels impacted a number of houses along the Victoria coast in Uganda. The Lake flooded the grounds of Munyonyo Resort, which were originally used to hold a variety of events such as weddings, music concerts, goat races, and many more.

Sudhir, who is building East Africa's largest convention center, which will host the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit and later the G77 China conference next year, has since begun securing the already saturated land for use by raising the ground to prevent water from extending into the resort's compound if the Lake strikes again.

NEMA has authorized the procedure. Following a video that appeared on the internet suggesting that the tycoon was filling with dirt while encroaching on the Lake, the authorities openly backed Sudhir.

"As you may be aware, Uganda will host both the Non-Aligned Movement and the G-77 Conferences next year." As a result, the complex of Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort is being lifted to avoid flooding of the gardens," NEMA announced on Twitter.

"The permission granted required management to replant grass that had been removed from the same area." NEMA, on the other hand, will monitor compliance with approval, notably the integrity of L. Victoria." NEMA went on to say that beachfront constructions are permitted all around the globe in order to attract tourists.

"This is an opportunity for Uganda to capitalize on the potential of the blue economy." Furthermore, the legislation authorizes the government to construct projects (in the interest of public goods) on public lands, such as roads, railway lines, and marinas in wetlands, as long as they comply with NEMA's standards.

On Tuesday morning, Sudhir accompanied the reporters to Munyonyo to investigate the same charges. According to the Lake Victoria Basin Commission, a year of very high rainfall that began in April 2019 drove the lake's water level up to 13.4 meters (44 feet) by May 2022, smashing the previous 1964 record. 

Despite the fact that the lake's water levels eventually fell, Uganda's National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) and Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) warned of unusual rains in May 2023. Indeed, considerable flooding occurred in the Lake Victoria basin in the same month, as seen by the washing away of the River Katonga bridge on the Kampala-Masaka Road.