Inside this insectary, at the Uganda Virus Research Institute, a scientist carefully prepares feed for the mosquitoes under their care.
These caged mosquitoes are fed on sugary water and are being constantly monitored by scientists studying their behavior.
Scientists here are investigating whether populations of the malaria-carrying insects can be reduced by genetic modification.
They re looking at the viability of releasing large numbers of genetically modified mosquitos into the wild to influence future generations.
The study is being led by scientists here at the institute in Kampala with researchers from the Target Malaria group.
Dr. Jonathan Kayondo is the principal investigator managing the project.
Daily Monitor
Sunday February 28 2021
Salt miners sit beside their products, the salt rocks, as they wait for clients near Lake Katwe in Kasese District in 2017.
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The miners face eviction from the salt lake after the Energy ministry issued an exploration licence to Rwenzori Shining Star Ltd.
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Rajabu Juma, 76, is a resident of Katwe-Kabatoro Town Council in Kasese District, where he has lived all his life extracting salt from the salty Lake Katwe, adjacent to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
He owns 20 salt pans on the shores of Lake Katwe, where he earns a living and the business supports his family and dependents.
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Daily Monitor
Thursday December 31 2020
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Addressing NRM leaders from the districts of Bududa, Manafwa, Mbale and Namisindwa at Mbale Secondary School last month, Mr Museveni said he would consider a proposal by Bugisu leaders to degazette the forest reserve to allow for expansion of Mbale City.
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President Museveni’s proposal to degazette Mbale Central Forest Reserve has drawn mixed reactions from environmentalists and leaders in Bugisu Sub-region.
Addressing NRM leaders from the districts of Bududa, Manafwa, Mbale and Namisindwa at Mbale Secondary School last month, Mr Museveni said he would consider a proposal by Bugisu leaders to degazette the forest reserve to allow for expansion of Mbale City.
Daily Monitor
Tuesday December 15 2020
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In a remote village of Nakabaat in Rupa Sub-county, Moroto District, lives about 1,500 households who eke a living from gold mining.
The miners here risk their lives to dig ore out of the earth, from which they extract gold.
At Nakabaat mines, about 300kgs of ore must be excavated to extract one gram of gold. Traders buy a gram between Shs110,000 and Shs210,000.
This is done under hazardous conditions worsened by lack of access to clean water, a health centre, a school and other basic necessities.
River Nakabaat is the only source of water for bathing and drinking in the community. The same river is used by the animals.