Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) donated relief items worth UGX 10 Million to the people who were affected by flash floods and landslides in Bududa District on January 11, 2019. The items that included maize flour (posho), beans, sugar, rice, hoes, cups, plates, soap salt and assorted clothes donated by staffs were handed over by the
Weekend Gateway to Sisiyi Falls in Eastern Uganda
The beauty of being near Mt. Elgon is that you can enjoy the sight of water from the numerous streams that flow from the gigantic eastern Ugandan mountain. As the streams make their way down the mountain slopes, water falls over rocks, creating spectacular scenes and sounds. One of them is Sisiyi Falls, so named
UWA COMMISSIONS ELGON CALDERA GUEST HOUSE IN MBALE
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has commissioned a multi-billion shilling accommodation and events facility in Mbale Municipality to supplement tourism revenue from neighbouring Mt. Elgon Conservation Area (MECA). The facility named CALDERA Guest house after the famous Mount Elgon Caldera known to b the largest in the world, was commissioned on Thursday July 17 by the
Landslides Strike Southern Part of Mount Elgon
Mount Elgon is a home to over 300 species of birds, of which the endangered Lammergeyer is among, small antelopes, forest monkeys, elephants and buffalos. Its higher slopes are protected by national parks in Uganda and Kenya, creating an extensive trans-boundary conservation area, which has been declared by UNESCO as a Man & Biosphere Reserve.
Mount Elgon Challenge 2010, A Resounding Sucess
The Uganda Wildlife Authority in conjunction with A 1Services, a marketing consultancy firm last week organized a five day Mount Elgon Climbing challenge which attracted hikers from various corporate organizations. Long walks through a rugged terrain, slippery trails chilly, misty weather and thick vegetation to and from Africa’s seventh highest peak on Mountain Elgon provided
Landslides on Mount Elgon ‘avoidable’
As intimated in earlier reports, a large landslide on the lower slopes of Mt. Elgon caused a major tragedy in Eastern Uganda, when three villages were buried in a mud slide several metres high. Further investigations however also revealed, that these settlements were inside the demarcated national park boundaries in areas where the Uganda Wildlife
Bridges in Bududa Washed Away
A few weeks after the tragic landslide in Bududa in Mount Elgon, which cost the lives of several hundred people, have fresh torrential rains now added more misery when swollen rivers washed away bridges leading to the area. Emergency personnel have reportedly been sent to the scenes to assess the damages and as and where