Tag: Dr. Barirega Akankwasah

IS IT THE END OF THE BEGINNING OR THE BEGINNING OF THE END? The increasing risk of Kampala city floods

Kampala city is the heart of Uganda with all government offices, business centers, education centers and human settlements both in luxurious settlements and un-gazetted settlements commonly referred to as slums Flooding remains a complex challenge in Uganda’s...

Joint Security Battles Kenyan Warriors, Recovers Stolen Livestock in Kaboong

Crime

A total of 11 cattle and four donkeys have been recovered in Kaboong District following a fierce confrontation between the joint security forces and warriors from Kenya. The livestock had been raided from the Kalapata trading center...

Environment

Trash Tsunami: Kampala City Drowns in Waste!

Kampala city continues to struggle with poor waste disposal, with residents expressing frustration over uncollected garbage piling up in...

National News

NEMA Boss Calls on Ugandans to Keep a Clean,...

Ugandans' participation in conserving the environment will nurture the role of NEMA, which is to coordinate, supervise, monitor, and regulate the environment while catalyzing behavioral change in protecting the environment.

Politics

UPC Condemns NEMA Eviction Methods for Wetland Encroachers

“We witnessed the selective eviction of victims during the eviction of people in Lubigi Swamp. Some houses were being destroyed while the police were protecting others. This makes the organ lose trust and credibility from the public.”

Politics

FDC Accuses NEMA of Selective Wetland Evictions

NEMA only demolished the properties of the poor citizens at the expense of those that belonged to the rich Ugandans, including some factories and petrol stations that remained untouched.

Crime