Tag: Environment

On 26th June 2024, over 200 homes were destroyed by the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) in a large-scale crackdown on what officials described as wetland encroachment. The operation, which ...

The Uganda police has warned all those operating businesses that emit loud sounds to watch out as they could face hefty fines and even prosecution in the courts of law. ...

Days after launching an investigation into the dumping of medical waste on the shores of lake Victoria, News 24/7 reporter Gloria Atuhairwe has vowed to continue investigating environmental crimes at ...

The Ministry of Water and Environment has started the demarcation of three major wetlands in Kitagwenda District. The wetlands are Kanunka, Ruhagura, and Kyarutanga all in Kabujogera Town Council.  The ...

Environment activists are demanding for direct integration of nature conservation campaigns into the school’s education curriculum to mitigate climate change effects.  Reverend Father James Ssendege, the Board Chairperson for Masaka ...

Six suspects are in custody at Hoima central police station for allegedly encroaching and conducting illegal activities in various wetlands. The suspects are Nasura Nakutu, Midred Kyasimire, Tito Onega, Dickson ...

River Unyama has burst its banks throwing the residents of Elegu Town Council in Amuru District at the Uganda-South Sudan border in panic. The river burst its banks on Wednesday ...

Wetlands in Uganda are slowly disappearing at a fast rate exposing the country to the effects of Climate Change. In 2010 a World Bank Development Report on development and Climate ...

Victims who were displaced by floods in Ntoroko District have resettled in Kanara sub-county. In 2019, water levels at Lake Albert went up submerging shorelines displacing more than 11000 people, ...

Katanga is one of the slums in Kampala located in the City Centre East of Makerere University and West of Mulago National Referral hospital. On top of being one of ...