Simon Bidandi deals in snail shells and has lived at Titye- Kaaro landing site on the shores of Lake Albert in Bulisa district for over 23 years. All members of his family pick snail shells and silver fish from the Lake Albert waters and sell them to animal feed processors in... Read More
Since its inception, NAPE has been advocating for access to safe, reliable, affordable and efficient energy systems especially for the poor in Uganda in particular and globally in general. Last month with support from Women’s Regional Alliance (WoMIN), NAPE participated in a regional meeting organized by Alliance of Civil Society Organizations for Clean Energy... Read More
Fifty three families that were evicted from land to pave way for the construction of an oil waste treatment plant by a US firm in August 2014, have finally reached an understanding with the landlord to restore them on the land. This achievement is a result of aggressive advocacy campaigns by civil society organization... Read More
On December 12, 2016 Uganda launched the first ever largest grid-connected solar plant (10 megawatt) in East Africa. The plant is made up of 32,680 photovoltaic panels, is constructed in the Eastern Uganda in Soroti district. It was developed under the Global Energy Transfer Feed in Tariff under the scheme for renewable... Read More
Women activists have rejected a new United Nations’ report which suggests that Ugandan men are more productive in contributing to the agricultural sector than women. A UN Women and United Nations Development Programme report launched yesterday, indicates that in Uganda, 27 per cent of plots and 20 per cent of all... Read More
The Bidco Truth Coalition (BTC) an activist alliance from Eastern Africa, last week took to the streets of London to demonstrate against banks that do business with Bidco Africa. The activists highlighted the connection between global financial institutions, the Prince of Wales and widespread deforestation in Africa. The Bidco Africa Program is funded among... Read More
A Dubai-based solar power developer, Access Power MEA has is constructing the first utility-scale solar PV plant in Uganda via its subsidiary; Access Uganda Solar Limited. The company will construct, own and operate the 10 MW PV plant. The solar power facility once complete will be the largest independent solar power project in... Read More
NAPE together with her partners (Gaia, African Biodiversity Network-ABN & other Civil Society Organizations) launched a report to the African Commission. The African Court has amongst its nearly 200 cases, ruled on two milestone cases, namely the Okiek and the Endorois cases, which provided powerful precedents confirming the inalienable rights to land... Read More
‘They cut me, left me for dead and took my land’ From atop any of the rolling hills that give Butolongo sub-county its undulating beauty, an enchanting serenity seems to spread out as far as the eye can see. But that’s only the view from the top. Walk down to... Read More
As government gets close to concluding negotiations with a Russian-led consortium of investors to build an oil refinery in Hoima district, the quite tetchy matter of compensating peasants to pave way for the project won’t go away, writes EDWARD SSEKIKA.Government has denied any wrongdoing in a court case where 12... Read More