Aaron Ainomugisha. The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has decried lack of funding as one of the leading hindrances of several projects to restore River Rwizi in southwestern Uganda which is the only source of water for Mbarara city. This follows an outcry from stakeholders asking authorities to put more effort and restore River Rwizi […]
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Eunice Kiconco. Over 200 families in Isule parish, Maliba sub county in Kasese district have been left homeless after mudslides covered their homes and destroyed their property in the area. Five boda boda motorcycles whose owners had taken shelter have been swept away by the fast-flowing mud. At least 12 villages including Isule I and […]
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Farmers in Buhara Sub County Kabale district are counting losses following a heavy down pour, which destroyed their crops and roads yesterday evening. The heavy rains that started at around 5PM lasted for over two hours and destroyed crops gardens of bananas, cabbages, beans, sweat potatoes, Irish potatoes and maize among other crops. Some of […]
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The rains may have subsided, but the misery remains. Five months after flash floods hit Kasese district, residents of Kanyangeya in Kasese municipality are still living miserably as their houses remain submerged in water. The number of households in Kanyangeya camp which was set up to house flood victims, has now increased to 400 after […]
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Aaron Ainomugisha. The Executive Director (ED) of Pro-biodiversity conservationists in Uganda (PROBICOU), Paul Twebaze has challenged government and the public at large to jointly conserve the environment especially by ensuring that encroachers are brought to book basing on the laws and through whistle-blowing. Twebaze said that government institutions like National Environmental Management Authority-NEMA and National […]
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