Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in the Kigezi sub-region want the on-going wetland demarcation exercise halted. In October, the Ministry of Water and Environment started demarcating wetlands and rivers in the region. Some of the wetlands include Ekona in Maziba sub-county, Nyakahita in Kabale municipality, Rufuha, and Kabasheshe in …
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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is to construct a 50 billion shillings water project in Busia district. The project funded by the World Bank will extend safe water to 600,000 people in Busia municipality. The 105,000 litres water reservoir will be installed covering 7 hectares of land. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Water and Environment is to evict over 170,000 people from Lake Victoria shores and wetlands across Uganda. The eviction exercise will pave the way for the demarcation of the boundaries. Addressing the media on Monday, Alfred Okot Okidi, the Permanent Secretary said that …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Bank has approved USD 148.2m (Shs 563bn) financing for Uganda to use to manage and restore its forests cover. The money according to the lender is also expected to have spillover benefits to forest dependent communities like refugees and their host communities. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Water and Environment has directed all local governments to repair all non-functional boreholes. The move is to ensure that all Ugandans can have access to water as the country battles an outbreak of coronavirus. According to the circular dated March 31, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Water and Environment has vowed to demarcate all wetlands within Wakiso district. However, the programme is faced with resistance after locals expressed mixed reactions citing inadequate sensitization and hidden motives of evicting them. Ali Wamala Ngudde, a resident claims that some …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in areas neighboring Agoro river are struggling to access water following a change in the design of channels flowing atop of Langiya hills in Agoro sub-county, Lamwo district. Stretching several kilometers through the North East and Western part of Agoro, Langiya hills provides …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Water and Environment is investigating National Environment Management Authority-NEMA for issuing an operation license in Katonga wetland. The ministry’s move follows uproar from environmentalists, leaders and residents in Mpigi District who accuse NEMA for allocating Katonga wetland near River Katonga along …
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