The police have arrested youth activists who were marching to KCB Bank (Uganda) to protest thre bank’s decision to fund the East African Crude Oil Project (EACOP). Holding placards with words such as: “KCB should stop funding EACOP”, the youth were bundled onto police pickups and whisked to an unknown place. The arrest comes weeks…
New research has revealed that the 1,443km oil pipeline will affect Greater Masaka’s tourism potential and alter its rich biodiversity. The research conducted by the Inclusive Green Economy Network-East Africa (IGEN-EA), a network of civil society organizations, reveals that part of the pipeline will affect River Kibale/Bukora in Kyotera and Rakai districts. The river is one of…
In Africa, national grid electricity has not achieved universal penetration and is often unreliable. Rural areas are particularly affected, The International Energy Agency estimates 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, or 43% of the population, lack access to electricity. The key to development is electricity. Without it, communities must generate their own power for cooking,…
The chairperson of the Committee on Climate Change, Lawrence Biyika, has warned of the impending heavy rains and floods resulting from the current heat wave, saying the government should come out with clear mitigation measures. “At the end of the dry season will come a lot of rain with floods. Because of the evaporation on…
Speaker Anita Among has called on Ugandans to be champions of environmental conservation in their communities. She made the call yesterday while presiding over the House noting that the country is experiencing, unusually high temperatures. “This is a reminder that climate change is real and unless we take deliberate mitigation measures, we remain at risk,”…
Christine Kagimu, a mother of six from a small town outside the Ugandan capital, Kampala, presses a button on her electric-powered induction cooker and quickly brings a pot of water to the boil. Two solar panels on Kagimu’s roof power the device, a welcome upgrade from the pricey, soot-spewing charcoal stove she once used for…
