Tag: National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)

Why Uganda Martyrs Day Is Important

Every year on June 3, millions of Christians in Uganda and across the world gather to commemorate Uganda Martyrs Day, one of the most important religious events on the African continent. The annual celebration attracts pilgrims...

Government Plans New Border Posts with Kenya and Rwanda to Boost Regional Trade

National News

The government is planning to establish new border entry points along Uganda's frontiers with Kenya and Rwanda as part of efforts to improve cross-border trade, facilitate movement and strengthen regional integration. The announcement was made by the...

Opinion

Hoima Boma Grounds Redevelopment Sparks Fierce Debate Over Environment...

Hoima City is at the center of an intensifying debate over the future of its 6.7-acre Boma Grounds, as...

National News

NEMA Raids Entertainment Spots and Churches , Seizes Equipment...

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), through its Enforcement and Field Operations Department impounded noisy-generation equipment from several non-compliant...

Environment

NEMA Uncovers Major Environmental Violations at Oil Buster Industry...

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has uncovered serious environmental violations at Oil Buster Industry Ltd, a used oil...

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...

Environment

NEMA Halts Pramukh Steel Operations over Nile Pollution

The minister tasked Pramukh Steel Ltd and Victoria Plastics Ltd to construct boreholes for communities to provide drinking water sources for them, replacing the contaminated waters that put the lives of people at risk.

Crime

Court Remands 21 Defiant Lubigi Wetland Evictees to Luzira...

At the beginning of October 2024, several evictees returned and started setting up camp-like settlements and makeshift structures, insisting not to leave the wetland till they are compensated, despite several warnings from NEMA.

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