Idle water weed excavation-dredger boat on Kagera river bank. Photo by Davis Buyondo

Why Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania Should Focus on River Kagera to Control Transboundary Refuse from Entering the Lake

SOUTHWESTERN-UGANDA. Tons of plastic bottles (Jibu, Malagarasi, Alpine, Bunena, Azam Malti coffee, etc.) plus invasive aquatic weeds from Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania are discharged through…

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cattle grazing

Why Reviewing The National Seed Policy May Boost Forage Seed, Livestock Production In Uganda

By Davis Buyondo Masaka-Uganda. Forage is simply food or plants that are eaten by livestock or wildlife mainly green grass, hay and fodder. The forages…

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Cranes at Kiynja Kaku wetland. Phot by Davis Buyondo

PURGING THE CRANE: How Emerging Cultural Beliefs, Rituals Threaten Uganda’s Crane Population

Masaka Region –Uganda  It is sunny mid-afternoon and the locals in the quite greener and hushed Kyandazima village in Kyawagonya parish, Lwengo sub-county, Lwengo district,…

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Kyotera-MP-John-Paul-Mpalanyi-and-Kayabulas-family-members-laying-a-wreath-on-the-grave.-Photo-by-Davis-Buyondo

Kyotera Shooting: Family, District Leaders Demand Speedy Investigations Into Richard Kayabula’s Death

“Recently when Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala was attacked by gunmen, the police came out fast to trace the alleged killers. Why should such swiftness be accorded to only government officials in such a calibre and neglect the common man,” Mpalanyi wondered.

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