How to save Lake Victoria
Over 651 freshwater species, like fish, molluscs, and dragonflies on Lake Victoria, face a risk of extinction. FILE PHOTOSmarter farming can protect a fishery whose expor...
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As forests vanish, chimpanzees are turning into human threat in Kagadi
boy fetching water pauses cautiously as chimps passFor generations, communities around Muhorro town council in Kagadi district lived alongside chimpanzees, separated by f...
Developers to Help Tackle Uganda’s 2.4 Million Housing Deficit
Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba (in blue) officiates at the event.Uganda’s government has called on private real estate developers to take a leading role in addressing...
Kotido to construct Shs7.8 bn modern bus park under World Bank project
Kotido, Uganda: Kotido Municipality is set to construct a Shs7.8 billion modern bus park under the World Bank-funded Uganda Cities and Municipalities Infrastructure Devel...
Museveni Declines Assent to Income Tax, Excise Duty Bills
Parliament will have to reconsider two key tax Bills after President Museveni declined to assent to them. It has emerged that Museveni declined to assent to the Income Ta...
Poor Sanitation Crisis Deepens in Kampala Informal Settlements
Rapid urban growth in Kampala’s informal settlements is worsening sanitation challenges, with residents of Katanga suburb facing mounting waste management problems and...
Agoro irrigation scheme revamp raises hopes of transforming Lamwo into north’s food basket
Beneath the rolling hills of Agoro sub-county in Lamwo district, close to Uganda’s border with South Sudan, a renewed investment in irrigation infrastructure is offerin...
Government Rolls Out Multi-million Climate-Smart Fish Farming Project in Kiryandongo
Authorities in Kiryandongo District have launched a government-funded climate-smart aquaculture project worth more than 304 million Shillings to increase fish production...
Government Warns of Dry, Hot July as Below-Average Rainfall Expected Across Uganda
The Minister of State for Environment, Hon. Beatrice Anywar is presenting a brief on the prevailing weather conditions in the country to Parliament.The Government has war...
How the Removal of Term and Age Limits Led to Uganda’s Institutional Crisis
2005, Parliament removed presidential term limits, allowing the incumbent President to seek office indefinitely. Twelve years later, it removed the presidential age limit...