Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Environment Management Authority- NEMA has started evicting encroachers on Lubigi swamp in Wakiso district. On Tuesday, a joint task force comprising officials from the Police Environment Protection Unit, National Environment Management Authority, and KCCA among other agencies started destroying all structures and …
Read More »Lubigi wetland evictions leave taxi operators, passengers stranded
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The eviction of encroachers on Lubigi Wetland has left taxi operators stranded. Last week, the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the Ministry of Water and Environment embarked on an operation of restoring the Lubigi wetland. Busega taxis were also affected leaving passengers to …
Read More »KCCA set to expand Lubigi, Nakamiro drainage channels
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority – KCCA is set to start expansion works on Lubigi and Nakamiro drainage channels. The project is implemented under the World Bank funded Kampala Infrastructure Institution Development Project -KIIDP II and government of Uganda. World bank provided USD 183.7 Million …
Read More »Kawempe hospital to pay UGX 24m for connection to sewer line
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kawempe National Referral Hospital will pay 24 million shillings to be connected to the main sewer line at Lubigi. When the Uganda Radio Network visited the hospital on Tuesday, workers were seen drilling and installing pipes, a move that is meant to solve the …
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