Uganda Requests UN Support for El Nino Preparedness and Response
BY ALEX BALUKU The Office of the Prime Minister in Uganda has reached out to the United Nations for support in their efforts to prepare for and respond to the...
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Climate Change Triggers Devastating Floods in Kasese District, Leaving Communities...
BY INNOCENT KIIZA Kasese district in Uganda is currently reeling from the devastating impacts of severe flooding caused by intense and persistent heavy rains in recent days. The disaster has...
Journalists from Nile Basin Countries Enhance Science Communication Skills for...
BY ALEX BALUKU Kirehe District, Rwanda – The 8th Nile Journalists Media Training, organized by the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP) under the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), concluded...
Improper Disposal of Non-Decaying Materials Threatens Kasese’s Land and Environment
BY ROBERT KYEYA Kasese district is currently facing a severe problem with the improper disposal of non-decaying materials, primarily plastics and polythene bags. The increasing consumption of manufactured products has...
Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) Engages Stakeholders to Enhance Weather...
BY ALEX BALUKU Kasese District, Uganda – In a proactive move to enhance weather and climate services, a team from the Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) conducted a customer satisfaction...
Nyamwamba River Water Contamination by Kilembe Copper Tailings: A threat...
BY ALEX BALUKU KASESE: Better known to the rest of Uganda and the world for its perennial devastating flooding and subsequent displacement of people, River Nyamwamba in Kasese district is...
Presidents Museveni, Samia Suluhu commissions 14MW Kikagati-Murongo Hydropower Plant
BY RWENZORI DAILY President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his Tanzanian counterpart H.E Samia Suluhu Hassan have commissioned the Kikagati-Murongo Hydropower Plant in Isingiro district. The 14 Megawatts cross-border dam is...
Kasese Commemorates International Day of Street Children with Tree planting...
BY OUR REPORTER Climate change has been described as the greatest threat to global health in the 21st century by the World Health Organization. The collapse of ecosystems, global weather...
River Nyamwamba water pollution triggers cancer infections in Kasese
BY INNOCENT KIIZA Moses Kasaija, is a 15 years old Pupil from Roadbaria in Bulembia Division of Kasese Municipality. Kasaija says he has grown up fetching water from River Nyamwamba...
Plastic garbage, a pipeline for health, environmental risks in Kasese
BY ALEX BALUKU Plastic garbage has become a critical issue in Kasese Municipality with Government failing to implement the National Environment Act 2019. Science Journalist Alex Baluku, investigates the problem...
