Tag: NEMA
Environmentalists Call for the Establishment of Disaster Fund
Environmental activists are pushing for the establishment of a disaster fund to address the negative effects of climate change in the country.
This will also...
NEMA Rallies Residents to Vacate Wetlands Ahead of Restoration Operation
The National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) has embarked on a mass sensitization exercise of people living around wetland areas in Owoko quarter, Luzira parish,...
KCCA Nyanjura Stings NUP, Claims Lukwago Cannot Be Defeated
The Deputy Lord Mayor for Kampala City, Doreen Nyanjura, has warned that her boss, Erias Lukwago, cannot be defeated in any elections, branding him...
Nine Held in Kagadi for Defying Presidential Directive on Wetlands
The police in Kagadi District have arrested nine people for allegedly violating regulations on wetlands.
The suspects are all from Kisura and Nyakabumbe villages in...
NEMA OPERATIONS: Seven Foreign Nationals Held Over Illegal Sand Mining
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), in conjunction with the environmental police, has arrested seven foreign nationals in connection with illegal sand mining in...
Climate-Related Disasters: Why We Need to Protect Wetlands at all Costs
The world has recently been witnessing catastrophes ranging from long drought spells to flash floods and storms that have left tens of thousands dead...