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Wilson Kutamba

Kampala, Masaka

Journalist at Freelance

Journalist/ Former Correspondent @DailyMonitor | TRF fellow in IFFs @ACME_Africa & @TRF/ Communications Officer @LyantondeLocal . I have a dream. Help me GOD.

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  • 2 weeks ago | theugpost.com | Wilson Kutamba

    By Wilson KutambaKYOTERA/RAKAI/ISINGIROAuthorities in Uganda’s southern border districts are grappling with a sophisticated charcoal smuggling network that fuels illicit financial flows (IFFs), drains state revenue, and accelerates environmental degradation on both sides of the Uganda–Tanzania border. Forestry and natural resources officials in Kyotera, Rakai, and Isingiro report that this illicit trade has become one of the most persistent cross-border economic crimes.

  • Nov 22, 2024 | treatmentactiongroup.org | Wilson Kutamba |Richard Musisi

    By Wilson Kutamba and Richard MusisiWith an estimated TB incidence of 200 cases per 100,000, Uganda is one of the 30 countries with the highest burden of TB/HIV globally. For the estimated 86,000 people living here who fell ill with TB in 2019, TB treatment coverage reached 65 percent, and the treatment success rate was 72 percent— both far below the 85 percent national target for 2019.

  • Sep 27, 2024 | insightpostug.com | Wilson Kutamba

    LYANTONDE. Dr. John Chrysestom Muyingo, the State Minister for Higher Education, has urged parents in Lyantonde District to stop forcing their school-aged children into early marriages. He stressed that this harmful practice prevents children, especially girls, from finishing their education and contributes to low literacy levels in the area.

  • Aug 14, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Wilson Kutamba

    A staggering 160 people living with HIV in Lyantonde District have abandoned their antiretroviral therapy (ART) treatment, sparking concerns about the risk of drug resistance and transmission.

  • Apr 22, 2024 | monitor.co.ug | Wilson Kutamba |Al-Mahdi Ssenkabirwa

    District veterinary officers (DVOs)  have clashed with Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) over the origin of the viral strain of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) affecting livestock in the country. Although  there is a  widely held belief that FMD , which is recurrent in Uganda, is from neigbouring Tanzania, veterinary doctors in the cattle corridor, which has suffered  rampant outbreaks over the years, said  the current strain of FMD emanates  from game parks  that host wild animals with hooves.

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14 May 25

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