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Uganda's toxic growth: Economy eating environment

Water is life. This popular saying has been watered down by water-related disasters, which also threaten Uganda’s development agenda, writes Gerald Tenywa.

Youth in Busiu village, Mbale district mining sand from River Manafwa
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

Steven Wakwale lives like a “gladiator” on the slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda. He has to battle weather extremes —droughts and floods for survival.

Wakwale spent half of his

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