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Environment
30 November 2025, 11:00 AM
Farmers in Agago advised to switch to drought-tolerant crops
By Freeman Canogura District leaders in Agago are urging farmers to adopt drought-resistant crop varieties ahead of the upcoming planting season, warning that climate change has increased the risk of prolonged dry spells that could threaten food security. Officials said…
30 November 2025, 8:32 AM
Environmentalists warn that burning of grasslands threatens wildlife
By Freeman Canogura Environmental activists and local leaders in Agago are raising alarm over the increasing practice of burning grasslands, warning that the activity is destroying wildlife habitats, depleting soil nutrients, and accelerating environmental degradation across the subcounty. The burning,…
29 November 2025, 20:02
Pader town’s year-long equipment breakdown triggers environmental crisis and p…
By Ekel Bonny Daniel Pader Town Council is facing a worsening waste management crisis, fueled not by a total halt in garbage collection, but by a year of unreliable and inconsistent collection services. The town’s only garbage tractor has been…
29 November 2025, 4:56 PM
Leaders raise alarm over rapid wetland encroachment along River Agago
By Freeman Canogura Local leaders in Agago District have expressed concern over the rapid encroachment on wetlands along the Agago River, warning that uncontrolled cultivation and settlement are placing the ecosystem at serious risk. According to district officials, large sections…
27 November 2025, 18:46
Pader town breathes new life through bold greening initiative
By Ekel Bonny Daniel Pader Town Council is undergoing a remarkable environmental transformation driven by a six-year greening initiative launched in 2019. Spearheaded by LCIII Chairperson Kilama Fearless Wod-Acholi, the project aims to turn the fast-growing town into one of…
26 November 2025, 13:28
Community displaced by rising Lake Kyoga waters seeks government support
By ALI lukomo The community living along lake shores in Buyende District is calling for government intervention after being displaced by rising waters from Lake Kyoga. Speaking in an interview, residents said they had lived peacefully in the area for…
25 November 2025, 8:44 pm
Deep scars on the land: Buwere parish faces a devastating erosion crisis
By Gerald Welikhe In Buwere Parish, Bupoto Sub-County, Namisindwa District, deep gullies are tearing through farmland, with severe soil erosion threatening the livelihoods of entire communities in Eastern Uganda. Recent documentation from 6 November 2025 reveals the alarming extent of…
25 November 2025, 19:16
UPDF disposes off impounded charcoal
By Ambrose Okwanga The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), under the command of the 5th Division, have destroyed over 1,500 bags of charcoal impounded across Lango during their recent operation. Speaking at Lira Main Barracks during the exercise, Maj. Gen.…
25 November 2025, 3:49 pm
Otuke leaders tackle ongoing illegal shea tree cutting
By Agness Agilo Despite a presidential executive order banning the cutting and burning of Shea nut trees for charcoal, residents of Otuke District continue to engage in the practice, fuelling environmental degradation and worsening climatic conditions. In response, district authorities…
24 November 2025, 10:21
Floods destroy homes, locals count losses in Adyel Kasubi
By Ambrose Okwanga Residents of Adyel Kasubi Cell in Lira City West Division are counting heavy losses after floods devastated their homes. The flooding is reportedly caused by blocked drainage channels, allegedly due to a prominent Lira-based businessman. The drainage…