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Lamu Port project (PHOTO: FILE)
The week began with news that Lamu fishermen would finally receive compensation from the State. The fishermen first went to court in 2012, aggrieved by how the State was implementing the Lamu Port project.
More than 80 per cent of the community in Lamu depend on fishing for their livelihood. Lamu Port will have 32 berths costing $5 billion (Sh530 billion).
The construction of the first three berths is ongoing at Manda Bay, with the third berth nearing completion and ready for launch in June 2021. Since the construction of the Lamu Port began, the community in Lamu has experienced untold suffering as a result.
Privatising waste management key for local govts
Monday May 03 2021
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One of the major drawbacks for local governments today is their limited technical and financial capacity to manage the growing volume of garbage generated daily.
The National Environment Management Authority (Nema) projects that an average of 1,500 tonnes of garbage is produced daily in urban centres today compared to about eight tonnes produced 20 years ago.
Section 26 (Part 3 of the Second Schedule) of the Local Governments Act bestows the function of garbage management on urban councils. Chapter 1.3 (Under Roles & Responsibilities) of the Garbage Management Guideline for a Clean, Safe Attractive Urban Environment in Uganda July 2010 enjoins urban councils to develop garbage management strategies and plans.
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Soon after the first confirmed case of Covid-19 was reported, a mask quickly became part of face wear.
The University of Southern Denmark estimates that every minute we throw away 3 million face masks, and chances are high these will end up as an environmental threat even greater than that posed by plastics.
Wearing of masks, especially in public, is a health requirement -enforced no less by the use fines. It seems as though the unintended and greater risk of a contaminated environment was not factored. There is little guidance from the authorities on how safely to dispose of masks.
Daily Monitor
Thursday April 29 2021
Entebbe Municipality law enforcement team demolishes structures in the buffer zones on Nambi Road in November 2019. However, some owners of the illegal structures have since reconstructed them. PHOTO / EVE MUGANGA
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A 2015 report by Nema indicates that the most affected buffer zones have been used for human activity, including construction of permanent structures.
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Authorities in Entebbe Municipality have tasked the ministry of Lands to review land titles and leases for developers who acquired land on the shores of Lake Victoria.
They claim that some developers acquired the land fraudulently while others, who possess genuine titles, have extended into the buffer zones, which are supposed to be protected areas.