#Clean Cooking

Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth has suspended enforcement of Uganda’s charcoal trade ban until the government explains its implementation and progress in promoting affordable alternative cooking fuels, amid concerns that millions of households still depend on charcoal and firewood.

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), in partnership with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and several development partners, has rolled out...

Every morning at dawn, Rose Nabirye lights her charcoal stove in the cramped kitchen of her home in one of Kampala’s most congested suburbs. The smoke stings...