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Counterfeits in water threatening human health, environment

By EPHRAIM KASOZI The absence of literature dedicated to the subject of counterfeits in water is absorbed in the hands of the abundant scarcity of information relating to the quality and safety of drinking water in Africa, which hinders efforts against concealed dangers of counterfeits and fake products. Kampala lawyer, Fred Muwema says that any […]

Stop blaming, support authorities to curb wetland destructions, says Museveni

BY EPHRAIM KASOZI Ugandans should desist from pointing fingers and blaming those in authority but instead support the institutions by reporting and stopping continued wetland degradation within their localities. President Yoweri Museveni has also asked the Ministry of Water and Environment jointly with all partners to double efforts towards securing wetlands. He said that wetlands […]

It is illegal to develop a wetland, says court

It is now everyone’s responsibility to protect wetlands after the highest court of the land ruled that protecting the environment is commanded by the Constitution.“This is a matter that is of interest to and impacts on the community as a whole. The individual’s interest must be viewed in the contextof that larger interest of society […]

IS THE BAN ON KAVEERA A LAME DUCK?

Civil society activists are concerned that the total ban on polythene carrier bags, also known as Kaveera, will ever be effectively enforced. The ban was recently passed by cabinet. But going by recent pronouncements, activists say it is difficult to see any commitment by government in upholding the ban. A case in point is the […]