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Fires to warm homeless new danger to trucks on Kampala-Jinja highway

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents and transporters for inflammable goods are getting increasingly concerned over the unchecked fire places set up along Kampala-Jinja Highway by unknown people during night hours especially in Mukono Municipality. Fire is lit every night particularly at the mayor’s clock located along Mukono-Jinja-Bugerere junction …

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Decline in seasonal fires sees improved air quality in Africa

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Economic boom and population increase have often been the biggest contributor to air pollution due to heavy consumption of fossil fuel by vehicles, industries and households. However, a new study on air quality across some parts of sub-Saharan Africa seems to suggest the opposite as …

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Who is setting Kenya’s schools on fire?

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Dozens of secondary schools across Kenya have been deliberately set on fire, but as the authorities struggle to pinpoint why, fractious relations between pupils, teachers and a controversial education minister offer clues. In the last three months, 117 Kenyan schools have been partially burnt by …

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