Uganda Wildlife Authority will ultimately have to destroy all the impounded Ivory. Concerns have been raised over the continued storage of such contraband which stakeholders argue does not serve any purpose challenging Uganda to emulate neighboring Kenya to have the stockpiles destroyed According to the Authority’s acting Executive director John Makombo, ivory impounded now amounts […]
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) impounded 152 tortoises reportedly smuggled from the Northern District of Nakapiripirit and handed them back to Uganda Wild life authority (UWA). The tortoises that had been concealed in sacks were displayed by URA officials at the media conference in Kampala. The assistant commissioner enforcement at URA Agnes Nabwire said that […]
Kibanda county MP Sam Otada demands the Uganda wildlife Authority give accountability for the people going missing in the districts of Kiryandongo and Nwoya. Otada and Nwoya district woman MP Lily Adong stated this while raising a matter of national importance in parliament over killings of poachers by rangers. The two reported to parliament that on […]
A commission of inquiry into the mismanagement of PAMSU project cash has discovered that part of the project funds amounting to 2.19 billion Uganda shillings went missing and did not get to the intended UWA account through the tourism ministry. Appearing before the commission today, the former permanent secretary of the ministry between the years2006 to 2009, Dr. Sam Nahamya denies receiving this money […]
The former Executive director of the Uganda Wildlife Authority Michael Kamanzi has gone to court seeking orders to lift his suspension. Kamanzi has filed a lawful suit against the Uganda Wildlife Authority, the Attorney General and the new acting executive director of the Uganda world life Authority Dr. Andrew Seguya before the high court to […]
Uganda Wildlife Authority has disclosed it that wildlife sector provides a range of employment opportunities for people living around protected areas. Featuring at the Uganda Broadcasting Services news hour program, a community conservation warden in charge of Mt. Elgon conservation area Geoffrey Matanda explained that among the beneficiaries are tourist guides, potters, rangers, office […]
A commission established to probe over alleged mismanagement of funds at the Uganda Wildlife Authority appears to have got stuck after witnesses failed to testify. The commission was instituted to carry on inquiry in the way the Uganda Wildlife Authority utilized the 35 million dollars secured from the World Bank and the government of Uganda […]
Brussels Airlines has offered travel discounts for tourist flying inn to visit the mountain Gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable forest south western Uganda. The discount of 10% will be offered on tickets once travels can prove they will go Gorilla tracking when they visit. The discount is available during the low tourism season which is […]
The Uganda world life Authority has reduced fees charged on Gorilla tracking in the Bwindi impenetrable forest. The cost has been brought down from 500 dollar per permit for foreign nationals 350 US dollars each permits for national residents now cost 250 dollars while for East African has reduced from 250000-100000 Ugandan shillings. The fess […]