Kitubulu forest reserve is a vital remnant of the lowland woods that surround Lake Victoria, filtering water pollutants and silt that endanger the basin.

While initiatives such as sustainable land use practices and community forestry projects are being adopted, the issue of reconciling the requirements of an expanding population in Entebbe and Uganda with conservation efforts continues.

Entebbe Municipality probed the sale of plots in Kitubulu Forest and the NFA said that the developer was cleared to set up an ecotourism project and would be closely supervised by the forestry body.

[14] In January 2022, the Member of Parliament for Entebbe Municipality led an enforcement squad to raze concrete fencing poles erected unlawfully by the developer around Kitubulu Forest Reserve.

[7][15][16][17] In 2022, the National Forestry Authority (NFA) cleared the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces to sustainably occupy part (one acre) of Kitubulu Central Forest Reserve in Entebbe Municipality.