KAMPALA, UGANDA – The government of Uganda and the African Water and Sanitation Association (AfWASA) have signed a historic host agreement for the African Water and Sanitation Academy (AWASA), solidifying Uganda’s position as a hub for water and sanitation management in Africa. The agreement was signed by Foreign Affairs Minister Gen Abubakar Jeje Odongo and…
By Charles Mwesigwa Environmental Officer-Bushenyi District. A wetland is an area which is permanently or seasonally flooded by water where plants and animals have become adopted. (The National Environment Statue 1995). Wetlands provide habitat for thousands of species of aquatic, terrestrial plants and animals. They are also valuable for flood protection, water quality improvement, shoreline…
By Chris Mugasha BUSHENYI: Residents of six villages in Nyakabirizi Division Bushenyi/Ishaka Municipality have got a tide of relief after the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) bailing them out of water crisis. The villages which include Irembezi, Matyazo and Nyakahita A, Nyakahita B, Muhire, and Rwemishwa had remained un-served due to their hard-to-reach status….
By Western Focus Team The Ministry of Works and Transport, in fulfillment of; The Traffic and Road Safety Regulations Plates Amendment (No:3) Regulations 2024 which provides for the substitution of the old government vehicles number plates with new codes has released all the new codes for various Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies. The new codes…
By Western Focus Team BUSHENYI/LYATONDE: Residents of Nkanga and Nyabubare sub counties in Bushenyi district have all the reasons to jubilate after seeing water pipes finally reaching their areas. This follows a memorandum of understanding between Bushenyi district local government and the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) to extend water to water stressed areas in the district. The…
By Chris Mugasha Uganda needs to put in more efforts to ‘diffuse’ the negative perception that people in other countries especially in the developed countries have over it (Uganda.) A delegation of students from Gymnasium school in Germany said they were surprised to find that Uganda is totally different from what they have been hearing…
Paul Aruho Rwambangye The Aunt Mary I know A lot has been said about Hon. Mary KaroroBusingyeOkurut after her death. This is not to join the bandwagon, but to write about a woman whom I have known and worker for/with. I had known Mary for some years, but I came closer to her in 2004…
By Chris Mugasha The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has named villages expected to be ‘hotspots’ in its tomorrow’s village structure elections. They have been marked as hotspots due to a stiff competition between the candidates while others are due to their nature of location. The areas that have been marked as hotspots include; Mazinga Ward…
By Chris Mugasha The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) have disclosed its plan of enabling more Ugandans getting access to safe and clean water by 2030. According to NWSC’s Managing Director Dr. Eng Silver Mugisha, in their strategic plan, they want to extend water to cover over 26million of Uganda’s population by 2030. Currently,…
By Western Focus Team Tomorrow (26th/7/024) all roads especially for wildlife conservationists/nature lovers will lead to Kanungu district to celebrate the World Chimpanzee day. The celebration will place at Ngoto island Tourism Hub – Bwindi, in Kanungu District where the Bwindi Chimpanzees are unique in a way that they nest on the ground unlike other…