By Zam Zam Nakityo on October 29, 2024
Gold, Illicit financial flows, Leonard Namukasa, mining, Transparancy Dvocacy, Zam Nakityo
Minerals & Mining
Transparency Advocacy is currently training journalists from various media organizations on how to report effectively on transnational environmental crimes and illicit financial flows in Uganda. Leonard Namukasa from INFO NILE leads the session, focusing on transparency, legal mining practices, and relevant legal frameworks. Namukasa emphasizes that journalists often have limited knowledge about the mining sector. […]
By Isaac Senabulya on September 15, 2016
mining, National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Parliament, Sand, wetlands
Agriculture, Business & Economics, Business news, Finance, Latest Uganda News, Laws
The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) says that it has never given sand mining permits to Chinese to operate in Lwera wetlands in Kalungu district. This follows members of parliament recently protesting against the mining of sand in Lwera wetlands and in Lake Victoria by Chinese. The Executive Director of National Environment Management Authority, Tom Okrot, […]
By Gerald Businge on December 25, 2011
cassiterite, concentrate, democracy and good governance, Federal, fingerprint, fingerprint system, human rights abuses, illegal exploitation, illlict, mineral producers, mining, national legislation, Natural, order, print, production, region, region member, regional certification, regional database, stop, Trade
Latest Uganda News
The Great Lakes region member states will soon start fingerprinting their minerals to trace their origin in order to end the illicit mineral trade that has fueled conflicts in the region. The member countries are concerned that the illicit miberaks are fueling human rights abuses especially the sexual and gender based violations. The analytical fingerprint […]
