Environment
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Nwoya locals, leaders reject trenches, demand for electric fence
NWOYA – Residents of five sub-counties in Nwoya district are demanding electric fence installation, instead of trenches being dug by Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). In the past six months, 3,014 acres of…
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Oyam farmers desert Tochi Irrigation Scheme worth Shs28b
OYAM – Tochi Irrigation Scheme in Oyam district that the government constructed at the cost of Shs 28b to promote rice growing has been deserted after a portion got submerged into floods.…
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Poor state of multibillion Hoima Central Market worries leaders
HOIMA – Six years after construction of the Hoima Modern Market, local leaders have identified a number of anomalies with the structure that seem to affect the efficient running of business at…
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Nwoya farmers want government to fast track the wildlife act amid persistent invasion by elephants
NWOYA – Farmers in Nwoya district want the Ministry of Wildlife, Tourism and Antiquities to fast track the Wildlife Act so that they are compensated for the crops, injuries and lives lost…
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COP26: UNEP calls for more efforts on climate finance and adaptation plans
GLASGOW – Finance for climate change adaptation as well as implementation plans are still very low, despite increasing policies and planning for climate change mitigation, a new report published by United Nations…
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COP26: UK Premier tells world to plant a trillion trees by 2030 to fix the air
UNITED KINGDOM – The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, on Monday, called on the world to plant a trillion trees by 2030, as it is the only non-technical way to “fix the…
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Garbage is cash rather than a problem to Government-Minister of Local Government
GULU – While local governments grapple with garbage collection and disposal management, the Ministry of Local Government intends to invest in garbage for money rather than take it for a problem. Raphael…
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Mt Rwenzori will not deglaciate even after 20 years – UWA officials
Officials at Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), have argued that Mt Rwenzori will not lose its glaciers even after 20 years; saying the mountains received the heaviest snowfall in six years. This refute…
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Amuru district suspends road rehabilitations over heavy rains
AMURU – Amuru district local government has suspended road rehabilitations following continuous heavy rainfall being experienced in the district. At the time of the suspension, the district was grading Oberabic to Gira…
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Five Companies pre-selected to supply irrigation equipment to Nwoya farmers
NWOYA – Five private companies have been pre-selected to supply irrigation equipment to 141 selected farmers in Nwoya district under a micro-scale irrigation program introduced by the government. Solar now, Ferrest Investment…
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