Browsing by Author "Edema, Denis"

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    Busoga heritage sites : underutilised goldmine.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-05-25) Edema, Denis
    Experts say preserving the sites could create sustainable livelihoods while safeguarding the sub-region's traditions and history.
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    Clergy task faithful on peace as lent begins
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-02-10) Ashaba, Alex; Ssegujja, Byomugabi; Biira, Moureen; Muhindo, Longino; Kaguta, Yoweri; Bategeka, Ismail; Okello, Warom Felix; Aluma, Clement; Elema, Robert; Nanjala, Suzan; Muhereza, Robert; Biira, Naume; Edema, Denis; Mutaka, Moses; Ainebyoona, Felix; Byamukama, Julius; Wambede, Fred; Ssenkabirwa, Al-mahdi; Wandera, Dan; Matovu, Enock; Kalyango, Antonio; Ojok, Santo; Namagembe, Sylvia; Walugembe, David
    They made the call during prayers on Ash Wednesday, which marks the first day of Lent.
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    Few voters dampen LC poll mood.
    (Daily Monitor, 2016-02-25) Ocungi, Julius; Okot, John; Okello, Stephen; Omony, Denis; Komakech, Dan Michael; Edema, Denis
    Unlike the presidential and parliamentary elections where voters flocked polling stations as early as 6:30am despite late arrival of voting materials, yesterday's district chairperson's elections were the opposite, with miserable voter turnout across the electoral areas. Most polling stations in Acholi sub-region where Daily Monitor visited, presiding officers attested to receiving voting materials by 6:30am, but few people turned out to cast their vote.
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    Fishermen using poison to catch fish-marine officer.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-11-07) Edema, Denis
    Ugandans, especially those living in West Nile and Teso regions are at the risk of suffering from gastric cancer due to consuming suspected poisoned fish from Victoria, Albert and Kyoga lakes, a new Uganda People's Defence Forces Fish Protection unit report has stated.
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    Fishers want army back as illegal fishing returns.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-03-12) Edema, Denis
    Local fishing communities in sector one, covering the districts of Mayuge, Jinja, Buvuma, Buyende, and Buikwe, have expressed concern over the resurgence of illegal fishing, warning that the practice is threatening aquatic life and undermining their livelihood.
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    Garbage chokes Jinja City.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-03-12) Edema, Denis
    Residents of Jinja city have raised concern over uncollected garbage that has piled up along several roads for more than a week.
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    How Jinja's street children are keeping the city clean
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-02-25) Edema, Denis
    As dawn breaks over Jinja a silent workforce is already on the move. It is groups of street children combing through bins and roadside dumps, collecting plastic bottles, boxes and scrap paper. turning the city’s waste into a lifeline for food and survival.
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    Japanese envoy warns on mishandling road equipment.
    (Daily Monitor, 2017-10-25) Edema, Denis
    The Japanese Ambassador to Uganda has warned the Works ministry over poor maintenance of road equipment that he said has resulted in the breakdown of machines. Mr. Kazuaki Kameda made the remarks while launching a training workshop on road equipment for 250 operators from 35 districts of eastern Uganda at the Civil Service College Uganda in Jinja on Monday.
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    Jinja in waste crisis as main dump site fills up.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-21) Edema, Denis
    Jinja City is facing a deepening waste management crisis after its main landfill in Masese exceeded capacity, leaving garbage uncollected in several parts of the city for close to three weeks now. The situation has exposed structural weaknesses in the city's waste management system, with officials now calling for urgent relocation of the landfill and investment in modern waste processing infrastructure.
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    Jinja street traders fault city clean-up.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-03-20) Edema, Denis; Masiko, Godfrey
    Several traders in Jinja city have raised concerns following an enforcement operation by the Jinja city council to remove illegal kiosks and structures erected along streets and road reserves.
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    Kadaga wins, Nabeta beats FDC's Mwiru
    (Daily Monitor, 2016-02-22) Opio, Sam Caleb; Edema, Denis
    The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga, has retained the Kamuli District Woman MP seat after beating two opponents. Results released by the Kamuli District returning officer, Mr Gracious Aryaija, last Saturday showed that Ms Kadaga bagged 90,852 votes while her main challenger, Ms Deborah Mwesigwa Mugerwa, got 24,073.
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    Kamuli Farmers worried as OWC cows fail to concieve.
    (Daily Monitor, 2018-04-24) Edema, Denis
    The farmers say they have spent a lot of money on using artificial insemination to fertilise the animals for the past two years in vain.
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    Lack of drugs affecting mental health treatment
    (Daily Monitor, 2018-02-06) Wafula, Philip; Edema, Denis
    Mental health patients at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital have started shunning treatment and routine check up due to persistent lack of drugs at the facility. The patients also decry the high costs of transport involved while seeking treatment.
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    Leaders move to tackle pollution on River Nile.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-03-02) Edema, Denis
    Authorities in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe district, have launched an intensive campaign to curb industrial pollution that has plagued local waterways, particularly Naava stream, which flows into the River Nile.
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    Mixed reactions as Jinja enforces trade order.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-08) Edema, Denis
    Residents of Jinja city have expressed mixed reactions following the enforcement of trade order aimed at improving urban organization and business operations.
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    One dead, 4 injured in Mabira accident.
    (Daily Monitor, 2018-05-15) Edema, Denis
    One person died on the stop and four others sustained injuries following an accident in Mabira forest on the Kampala- Jinja high way yesterday. The police say the accident happened when the driver of a speeding trailer lost control and knocked a commuter taxi that was Jinja bound from Kampala.
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    Stagnat water threatens Mabira forest ecosystem
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-03-11) Edema, Denis
    Prolonged water stagnation in Mabira forest has raised concern among environmental authorities with flooding threatening the root systems of indigenous trees and disrupting the delicate balance on the forest ecosystem.
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    Teachers stuck in debt trap.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-24) Oketch, Bill; Edema, Denis; Wandera, Dan; Jjingo, Malik Fahad; Nakato, Tausi; Kirunda, Abubaker; Okello, Felix Warom; Aluma, Clement; Elema, Robert; Okaba, Patrick; Kolyanga, Mudangha; Muhereza, Robert; Arineitwe, Emmanuel; Owiny, Tobbias Jolly
    Today's economic hardship is real, with many Ugandans, especially teachers, feeling the pinch. The burden of debt is palpable, and it is affecting the quality of education. With salaries stretched thin, borrowing has become a survival tool.
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    The struggle to keep water ambulances operational.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-24) Edema, Denis
    Health authorities in Uganda's island districts are struggling with the high cost of maintaining and fuelling water ambulances, raising concerns about their reliability despite their proven life-saving role. District health officers say the ambulances have greatly improved emergency response, particularly for expectant mothers who previously faced life-threatening delays while being transported to better-equipped facilities.
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    Ugandans play cat and mouse games over online loans.
    (Daily Monitor, 2026-04-21) Oketch, Bill; Samilu, Busein; Nakato, Tausi; Ainebyoona, Felix; Byamukama, Julius; Kyarisiima, Jovita; Okello, Felix Warom; Aluma, Clement; Edema, Denis; Emwamu, Simon Peter
    Ugandans are increasingly diverting mobile money transactions to other lines, or initiating withdrawals directly from accounts of senders, in order to evade or defer payment of loans picked from telecoms and other online creditors. Officials hail the onboarding of 51 million Ugandans—majority previously under-banked or unbanked—onto mobile money services, as evidence of deepening financial inclusion of the poor and the informal sector.