Eala enacts forest conservation law

EALA has passed the EAC Forests Management and Protection Bill 2015 in effect putting in place a regional framework to conserve the environment.  The Bill whose mover is Hon Christophe Bazivamo sailed through at its 3rd Reading after the Committee stage scrutinized its various clauses, proposing amendments.  The Report of the Agriculture, Tourism and Natural Resources was presented by Hon Judith Pareno on behalf of the Chair.  The EAC Forestry and Management Protection Bill, 2015 hopes, to...

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East Africa enacts forest management bill
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The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has Friday passed a legislation that harmonizes programs of member countries of the East African Community (EAC) towards conservation of the environment.The EAC Forests Management and Protection Bill ...

Urambo enacts by-laws to end students' truancy
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URAMBO District Council has endorsed penalties for parents of truant students who will be liable to pay up to 300,000/-. The council meeting which met here over the weekend endorsed by laws which a parent or guardian whose child will be found guilty of ...

Uganda's parliament passes a bill to toughen the punishment for homosexual acts to include life imprisonment and force people to report gay activities.

 New EALA Speaker Rt. Hon Dan Kidega Rt. Hon Kidega is congratulated by Hon Chris Opoka OkumuRt. Hon Kidega been sworn in by the Deputy Clerk Obatre LumumbaThe East African Legislative Assembly sitting in Arusha, Tanzania, has this afternoon elected Rt Hon Dan Fred Kidega as Speaker. Rt. Hon Kidega becomes the fourth Speaker of EALA, replacing Rt. Hon Margaret Nantongo Zziwa who was removed from Office on Wednesday this week.
Rt. Hon Kidega was elected unopposed after his main contender, Hon...

The President of the Republic of Burundi’s Head of State, H.E. Pierre Nkurunziza today opened the 5th Meeting of the 3rd Session of the 3rd East African Legislative Assembly in Bujumbura, Burundi.  The President remarked that EALA had played a key role in bringing together the citizens of the region and hailed the Assembly for adhering to the principle of rotation in its meetings.  “We are all aware that EALA plays a key role in bringing the people of East Africa on board of the integration...

How planting a forest is helping nearby fishermen

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New Authority to Bolster Conservation of Wildlife
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Inauguration of Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA) will go a long way to strengthen efforts in protecting and conserving wildlife in the country, as it is charged with the task to build capacity for quick and timely response to wildlife ...
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World Water Day marked on Saturday was a poignant reminder that fresh water is increasingly becoming scarce around the globe, setting the stage for a doomsday scenario in the next few decades. Access to water is at the centre of conflicts in some parts of Africa, and this serves to underscore the magnitude of the problem and its potential to slowly but steadily spiral out of control.