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Environment
Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom petitions minister over land dispute with Hoima Sugar Limited
HOIMA – Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom [BKK] officials are in disagreement with Hoima Sugar Limited over land measuring five square miles of land located in the sub-counties of Kyangwali and Kabwoya in Kikuube district.…
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Environment
Leaders welcome Museveni’s executive order on charcoal business
GULU– President Museveni`s executive ban on commercial charcoal in Northern Uganda and Eastern Uganda has drawn mixed reactions among leaders. In a letter dated May 19, Museveni banned commercial charcoal business in…
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Environment
Ministerial directive on charcoal ban lacks clear guidelines, says police boss
GULU– The lack of clear guidelines is frustrating the implementation of a recent directive by the Ministry of Environment and Water against charcoal business in Northern Uganda. The State Minister for Environment…
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Environment
Police halt sand mining in Masaka wetland
MASAKA– Environment police in Masaka have stopped activities of sand mining, following the destruction of 20 acres of a wetland at Kasanje-Nakigga village in Bukakata Sub-county, Masaka district. Kasanje-Nakigga wetland stretches from…
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Environment
MPs fault NFA over reduced forest cover, call for immediate audit
KAMPALA-Members of Parliament want the National Forestry Authority [ NFA ] to be immediately audited over the disappearing forest cover in the country. The legislators accused NFA of promoting activities, which have…
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Environment
Fort Portal City authorities embark on conserving environment
FORT PORTAL-Authorities in Fort Portal City have embarked on plans of restoring all the depleted wetlands in the city that are currently under the threat of extinction. The Fort Portal City Senior…
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News
Govt to ready EACOP license in three months after receipt of application
KAMPALA– The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Company [ EACOP ] Limited, the firm spearheading the development of Uganda’s crude oil export pipeline, has presented its application to government for a construction…
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