cyberspace

Environmental and social activism in Uganda is growing thanks to the use of ICTs, particularly the SMS to mobilise, disseminate and alert individuals about policies that are likely to affect them badly.

In the past three or four weeks, the Ugandan government has been embroiled in a situation where awarding an investor a portion of Mabira Forest to address sugar shortages in the country and perhaps the region is becoming a hard nut to crack.