Abduction of a Human Rights Defender from the Kingfisher Project Area
In a press release dated Tuesday, 4th June, 2024, Stephen Kwikiriza, a member of the Kingfisher community working with the Environment Governance Institute (EGI) in the oil project area, was abducted in Kampala by the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF)…
Stop Using Kasese Floods for Allowances: Urgent Action Needed to Protect Lives.
In recent years, the Kasese floods have become a recurring nightmare for the residents of the Rwenzori region. What began in May 2013 has continued unabated, with devastating floods hitting the area year after year. These floods have brought destruction,…
Can NRM take back Kasese?
By Monday Akol Amazima The relationship between Kasese and the ruling NRM has been that of love and hate. It is a tale of on and off lovers. From 1989 to 1996 any candidate that was seen or perceived not…
Journalists File Assault, Damage Claims Against Kyagulanyi’s Bodyguards
By; Idd Two female journalists from the greater Masaka sub-region have filed complaints of assault and damage to equipment against the bodyguards of National Unity Platform (NUP) President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine. Zainabu Namusaazi, a reporter…
Environmental Activists Ask Gov’t To Support Agroecology
Editorial: Climate Change activists have asked government and different stakeholders to prioritize agroecology over industrial agriculture as part of support for climate change and sustainable agriculture. Led by Xavia Ejoi, the Executive Director of Action Aid Uganda, the activists made…
70% of Environmental Journalists Attacked For Their Work-UNESCO
Editorial: A new report published by UNESCO on World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, warns of increasing violence against, and intimidation of journalists reporting on the environment and climate disruption. At least 749 journalists or news media reporting on environmental…
WWF-Uganda Launches Green School Project to Boast Environment Stewardship in Rwenzori Sub Land Scape
By Idd Basaija World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Uganda has launched a green school projects in the Rwenzori sub land scape to reduce the impacts of climate change. The initiative is in collaboration with WWF-Denmark. The four-year project…
UCC Kigumba Deserves a University Status
By Monday Akol Amazima Gone are the days when Makerere University Kampala (MUK) was the only university in the country that even the word Makerere was assumed to be synonymous with university. Most of the students then dreamed of joining…
Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga officially addressing the #COP28 Preparatory Forum in readiness for Uganda presentations at the Dubai Meeting
By Samuel Bishop The first Global Stocktake Report 2023 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change under the Paris Agreement recognizes efforts by parties to limit the temperature through their pledged commitments. *Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga (MP)* was…