On the evening of 17th September 2009, Prime Minister Bernard MAKUZA while visiting the Bigogwe Sector inspected a settlement site for people leaving some Gishwati hills which are not fit for settlement or agriculture. This was one of a set of measures adopted by conservationists to protect the environment in general and the Gishwati forest in particular by preventing disasters often caused by human activities which antagonize the environment. Still fresh in mind are the 2007 disasters which caused the death of more than 20 people and destruction of property.