[4] Situated in the Itirikwa and Ukusijoni sub-counties in the southern part of Adjumani District, the Zoka Central Forest Reserve measures about 1,259 hectares (4.86 sq mi).

In October 2016, the resident commissioner of the Ajumani District told a press conference that she had photographs of UPDF trucks doing this.

The trucks were followed to the Pabbo Army Detach in Amuru District, which is under the command of the 4th Division of the UPDF, headquartered in Gulu.

[5] On 4 October 2016, State Minister of Lands Persis Namuganza called a press conference to announce plans to de-gazette part of the Zoka Forest to allow the Madhvani Group to grow sugarcane in the area and relieve the contract farmers in the Busoga sub-region.

[1] The plan evoked immediate outrage from environmental groups, Friends of ZOKA, headed by William Leslie Amanzuru a dedicated environmentalist, the NFA, politicians, and concerned citizens.