Land slides

31 March 2026, 7:47 pm

Bududa farmers resort to deforestation as landslide-prone soils fail

By Shadrach Bethel Afayo Local small-scale farmers in the Elgon sub-region’s mountainous district of Bududa have resorted to clearing forests to create new farmland for crop cultivation. Since the return of the rainy season, many farmers in Bushika Sub county…

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…