Uganda’s Silent Killer: Lawyers Join Fight Against Trans Fats as NCDs Rise
By PATRICK JARAMOGI ACCRA, Ghana — June 5 [SHIFTMEDIA NEWS] What began as a routine reading of a conference communiqué quickly transformed into a defining moment for environmental advocacy when Uganda’s representative to the East African…
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By PATRICK JARAMOGI KWEEN Uganda May 4 2026 [SHIFT MEDIA] In the quiet highlands of Kween District, where survival has long walked a tightrope with environmental destruction, a powerful yet understated story of change is…
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By DOREEN ASASIRA Kampala, Uganda, [SHIFTMEDIA] As Uganda prepares to mark International Women’s Day on March 8, conversations about gender equality should extend beyond leadership and representation to the everyday realities shaping women’s lives.…
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By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda March 19 [SHIFTMEDIA] In the rural village of Masindi, many residents have long struggled with unsafe water, relying on dilapidated boreholes that often produced foul-smelling, yellowish water full of iron…
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By PATRICK JARAMOGI LUZIRA, Uganda March 19 [SHIFTMEDIA] Climate mobility is steadily emerging as a critical reality in Uganda, as communities grapple with mounting adaptation challenges. With its diverse ecosystems, Uganda faces a range of climate…
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By PATRICK JARAMOGI Kampala, January 5, [SHIFTMEDIA ] – A coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) has urgently called on the Ugandan government to regulate and ban the use of hazardous pesticides, particularly Glyphosate and…
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By PATRICK JARAMOGI KAMPALA, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA] On September 29, Uganda joined the global community in commemorating the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, a day established by the UN General Assembly in…
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By PATRICK JARAMOGI Deep in Kangulumira, in Kayunga district, in a quaint village nestled amidst the lush greenery famous for pineapple growing, we find Musoke Christopher. Here, the scorching sun beats down relentlessly, and the…
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By Our Reporter KAMPALA, Uganda [SHIFTMEDIA] PELUM Uganda and its partners has launched this year’s Agroecology Week of Action (AWA) 2022 which packed with annual major events. The weeklong events include: the 1st YALTA Regional…
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Oil, Land, and Climate Justice: The Hidden Cost of Development in Uganda’s Albertine Graben
By Doreen Asasira BULISA, Uganda MARCH 27 [SHIFTMEDIA] Uganda stands at a defining moment in its development journey. The discovery of commercially viable oil reserves in the Albertine Graben has been widely celebrated as a…
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