By: Ismael Kasooha Kampala President Yoweri Museveni has called for the promotion of local alternatives to plastics that have proven very dangerous to the environment. “There should be promotion of local alternatives to the use of plastics. For example, packaging materials made out of papyrus reeds, banana leaves, banana fibres etc. These are environmentally friendly. Paper
By: Ismael Kasooha KAMPALA The United Nations (UN) has set priorities for Uganda for the year 2023 through the Sustainable Development Framework . “We are prioritizing Development of key agricultural value chains, Promotion of job creation with a focus on sustainable livelihoods, youth and skills, improving access to finance for Small and Medium Enterprises
By: Ismael Kasooha Kampala The Government of Uganda has earmarked a compensation package of shs.17 million to relocate homesteads settled in landslide prone areas in Elgon region. The affected homesteads are expected to use that money to relocate to areas of their choice. This marks a shift from the earlier approach where affected persons were
