Tag Archives: Water

By Ronald Musoke Arid Karamoja’s dream to become water secure becomes real with new innovations Forget about Moses who in biblical times performed a miracle in the desert by getting water from a rock. In drought-stricken Karamoja, people are now also tapping water from rocks without much ado. In Motany …

By Independent Team & Agencies Was President Museveni right to join the heated exchanges with Egypt? If a single drop of the Nile is lost, our blood will be the alternative,” Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi warned on June 10, “We are not warmongers, but we will never allow anyone to …

By Sarah Namulondo Uganda has selected IBM and Water fund to bench mark infrastructural development in the water sector in an agreement signed between the ministry of water and environment and Waterfund and IBM on May 23. This agreement makes Uganda the first African country to become a member of …

By Agencies Researchers find link between brain infections and climate in sub-Saharan Africa The amount of rainfall affects the number of infant infections leading to hydrocephalus in Uganda, according to a team of researchers who are the first to demonstrate that these brain infections are linked to climate. Hydrocephalus — …

By Haggai Matsiko Fight over Muhairwe’s job rages on as corporation declares profits National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has just announced a Shs 10 billion profit. So why is the management at the corporation punching holes in the numbers instead of celebrating? Failure to name a new managing director …