Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja is ready to take on the challenges that come with being elevated to a city status, including garbage collection, Juliet Agnes Kadama, the Chairperson of Finance and Planning, has said. Kadama said this Wednesday as she welcomed a partnership between Pepsi, Crown Beverages and Waste …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Manufacturers of polythene carrier bags are frustrating the implementation of a ban against Kaveera in Uganda. This is according to Julius Maganda Wandera, the State Minister for East African Community Affairs. He says that despite Uganda’s obligation to the provisions of the Regional Protocol …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed the National Environment Bill,2017 banning polythene bags below 30 microns following a recommendation from the Committee on Natural Resources. Committee Chair,Keefa Kiwanuka said the decision to ban the polythene bags below 30 microns was agreed upon by stakeholders in the environment sector. …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Members of Parliament on the Natural Resources Committee have urged government to implement the ban on polythene bags commonly known as kaveera. Addressing the media on Wednesday, 06 September 2017, the Chairperson of the Committee, Alex Byarugaba said that National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) had failed on …
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