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Mukono District Local Government, in partnership with Uganda Water and Sanitation NGO Network (UWASNET), has held a stakeholder technical meeting to review progress and updates on the implementation of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme in Ntenjeru Kisoga Town Council, Mpatta Sub-county, and Mpunge Sub-county, while also discussing plans for its possible expansion to other parts of the district. …

Mukono District Local Government has taken a historic step toward strengthening water service delivery by convening a stakeholders’ meeting to elect the first committee of the District Water Supply Services Board (DWSSB), in line with the latest operational and management guidelines for rural water infrastructure issued by the Ministry of Water and Environment. The establishment of the Board is aimed …

KATOSI, Uganda — The government of Uganda, through the National Water & Sewerage Corp. and the French Development Agency, or AFD, is in the final stages of an expansive network project to connect millions of Ugandans to the Katosi water supply. French Ambassador Virginie Leroy on Thursday toured the project and emphasized that the French-funded Package 2B project is a …

It was sold as a shining solution to Uganda’s water crisis — 687 solar-powered irrigation and water supply systems meant to transform farming, boost incomes and bring clean water closer to communities. The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) is the lead government agency, overseeing the project primarily financed by UK Export Finance. Nexus Green Ltd (UK) is the contracted company …

A shocking Auditor General’s report has exposed deep rot, negligence and sheer incompetence at the Ministry of Water and Environment, after billions of shillings meant to save Karamoja from chronic water shortages were blown on valley tanks and dams that are now choked with silt, broken down or completely useless. According to the report, the Ministry of Water and Environment, …

When President Yoweri Museveni summoned officials from the Ministry of Water and Environment and the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) to his Kisozi farm in Gomba recently, the mood was anything but routine. According to sources familiar with the meeting, the President was deeply dissatisfied with what he described as a failed war against wetland encroachment, despite years of policies, …

Kampala — The National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has a new Board of Directors following the official inauguration by the Minister of State for Water and Environment, Hon. Betty Anywar Atim. Minister (in yellow dress) with the new Board Members. Speaking at the ceremony, Hon. Anywar tasked the new Board with steering the country’s water and sanitation agenda in …

Post Views: 3 BY WILBER MUHWEZI KASIBANTE[MK]IN BUSHENYIwww.mknewslink.comThe chief administrative officer Bushenyi district Ms Fiona Sanyu has revealed that the 101 water project for Nkanga and Nyabubare sub-counties was executed according to the laws of Uganda.She noted that project is a partnership between National water and Sewerage Corporation and will be completed in six months.She made these remarks to …

Microplastics are a known threat to overall health — and eating and drinking from plastic containers, like water bottles, could be a great offender, researchers suggest. A new study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials analyzed 141 existing scientific papers on microplastics and nanoplastics from single-use plastic water bottles to gauge how much plastic people may be ingesting. Researchers …

Mbarara — Drama, deception, and political intrigue have landed smack in the middle of the Mbarara Woman MP race! Rival candidate Maurishia Hope has officially petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC) to recall the nomination of Loydah Twinomujuni Kyarikunda, claiming she submitted a forged academic document — a claim allegedly confirmed by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). According to …