Uganda National Forestry Authority

Tree farmers demand 500 million in compensation from National Forestry Authority

Farmer who have been growing trees in the Namanve central reserve have threatened to sue the National Forestry Authority for revoking their license for working there before the expirer of the licenses. The resolution comes after government demarcated the forestry reserve to pave way for the construction of houses meant for slum dwellers in Kampala […]

National Forestry Authority to pay 6billion to Beach Side Development proprietor

  The Uganda National Forestry Authority has been ordered to pay 3.6 billion shillings to a Kampala business man over breach of contract. Julius Charles Twagira, the managing director of beach side development limited dragged and charged the national forestry authority after it handled over 25 year lease of developing kyewaga forest reserve at the […]

Court declines to open new corruption cases against Uganda forest boss

The anti-corruption court in Kampala has declined to open new charges of abuse of office against the former Executive Director Uganda National Forestry Authority, Damiano Akankwasa. Akankwasa was on Wednesday this week arrested by the Inspector General of Government, on the said charges, just after the High Court issued an interim order restraining the IGG from prosecuting […]