Despite the presence of strategically placed waste disposal bins, plastic bottles, polythene bags, and food remains are often found scattered in the compound and trenches around the facility.
Speaking at the Uganda Media Centre on Wednesday, UEDCL Managing Director Paul Mwesigwa outlined the company’s progress, citing the upgrade of four substations—Kabale, Kakiri, Kawanda, and Matugga—and the replacement of 116 faulty transformers.
Energy and Mineral Development Minister Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa reinforced Uganda’s resolve to ensure no one is left behind in the energy transition, especially vulnerable populations such as refugees and host communities.
Esther Munyes, a senior Community Development Officer In charge of Gender in Napak district said that local women should take up empowerment projects as essential initiatives that can promote gender equality and enhance social, economic and political status.
Geoffrey Omara, the former Physical Planner and Senior Land Management Officer attached to Lira District Local Government, has been fined two million shillings or faces four years imprisonment.
Museveni argued that preserving wetlands and utilizing them for irrigation would result in higher yields compared to clearing them for crops like sugarcane.
Bosco Loru, one of the local pastoralists, said the water level is declining rapidly despite the large number of livestock from various communities depending on it. Loru expressed concern about the limited rainfall in the area, saying they are increasingly anxious about whether the dam will hold enough water to sustain them through the dry season
Those named are Resty Mwanje, the Chairperson of the Works and Technical Services Committee, who also serves as a city councillor for Mukungwe sub-county, and Gideon Ssenza, the Kimanya-Kabonera division councillor for the Ssenya ward.
The 2024 Global Report on Food Crises underscores a deepening food insecurity crisis impacting the IGAD region. Trends show that over one million people are sliding in acute food insecurity each year.
With 62.9 million people facing severe food insecurity, IGAD encompassing Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia , Somalia and Djibouti is going hungry.
How can it overcome the challenge? Can the food systems reform end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition?
Augustine Kaggwa, the head of the Regional Environmental Police Force in the Budongo Systems Range noted that the suspects were found engaging in destructive activities within the Bugoma Central Forest Reserve, undermining government-led restoration efforts.
Perhaps, as the Ugandan motorist increasingly goes for more less-consuming vehicles, it could enable higher contents of biofuels, leading to even cleaner and more sustainable energy as well as cut down on the cost of imports
The World Bank stopped financing of Nuclear power plants in 1965. Critics have opposed nuclear or atomic energy over feared risk. Others have said it is too costly for countries to fund nuclear reactors.
Following the training, the facilitators, who also serve as trainers, received bicycles to aid their fieldwork. They are expected to begin mobilizing, monitoring, and evaluating farmers’ readiness to receive the seedlings in due course.
Out of the 561 domestic water points serving over 157,142 people, 121 water points have been non-functional for over 5 years and are considered abandoned. The district has only one piped scheme.
The demand was made on Wednesday during belated World Environment Day celebrations held at Kigezi High School playground in Kabale District. The event was held under the theme: “Ending Plastic Pollution.”
“In just the past three months, we’ve arrested and prosecuted over 85 individuals involved in illegal logging and encroachment, Ogen said, adding, "Restoration without enforcement is ineffective—they must go hand in hand.”
As a remedy, the environmental activists have started engaging with the leadership in Masaka city to encourage them to enact a bylaw that can support efforts towards the elimination of polythene bags pollution in the area.
