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The The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) working with the Department of Wetlands Management, Ministry of Water and Environment and relevant bodies on Sunday halted the ongoing construction in Kajjansi Wetland Wakiso district. The construction process which was halted. This intervention followed a large public outcry on various social media platforms. “NEMA’s Environment Protection Force, the Environmental Protection Police Unit, …

Swiss-Indian billionaire Pankaj Oswal’s industrial empire is under fire after Ugandan authorities accused his flagship ethanol factory in the East African country of choking protected wetlands with toxic waste — a crime that could land company bosses behind bars for up to 12 years, RedPepper can report. The storm centres on PRO Industries Pte Limited, a massive ethanol and extra-neutral …

Kajjansi: The mighty National Medical Stores (NMS) pharmaceutical warehouse — once paraded as a modern medical marvel — is now half-submerged in filthy floodwaters, as Mother Nature reclaims her land! The Shs70 billion mega structure, with space for 30,000 pallets of drugs, has turned into a floating depot after heavy rains pounded the Kajjansi area, exposing what many had long …