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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 …

A group of 30 graduate trainees who previously worked under the Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) say they have gone over a year without pay following the merger of the authority into the Ministry of Water and Environment. The trainees, who were first recruited in November 2018, claim they have continued performing official duties — including collecting and transmitting weather …

Just as the dust refuses to settle over the controversial contract renewal of Eng. John Mary Vianne Twinomujuni at the Ministry of Water and Environment, a new storm is brewing — this time inside the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. All eyes are now fixed on Internal Auditor General Fixon Okonye, whose contract expires next week, October 25, …