Ssenyonyi Questions Government Over Charcoal Crackdown, Demands Affordable Energy Alternatives

Ssenyonyi Questions Government Over Charcoal Crackdown, Demands Affordable Energy Alternatives

The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Joel Ssenyonyi has challenged the government to explain what it has done to make alternative cooking fuels affordable and accessible to ordinary Ugandans before intensifying arrests linked to the charcoal trade.

Charcoal ban: What are the cooking alternatives

While environmentalists welcome the move, a section of the public said alternatives locals could switch to have been priced beyond their reach

OP-ED: Beyond the charcoal ban: Can low-income households in Uganda afford alternative energy sources?

By Kizito Simon Njaye Introduction: The cost of cooking a meal Imagine a mother in a low-income Ugandan household waking up before sunrise to prepare breakfast for her children. Her immediate concern is not the national electricity grid, climate change negotiations or government forest-conservation targets. It is how to prepare a meal with the little […]

Speaker Stops Charcoal Ban Enforcement Until Govt Explains

Speaker Jacob Oboth-Oboth has suspended enforcement of the charcoal ban until government reports on October 21 on how it is enforced and whether gas cylinders are reaching homes.