Weka Afri

Creating resilient & adaptive communities by ensuring Indigenous food sovereignty, advocating for climate justice, biodiversity & rights of minority groups.

[AIFE @aifeuganda]

Our ED @BrianAtuheire talked to @GrassrootsJN about our work on climate justice, the defense for Human Rights defenders & local communities amidst oil & gas developments in Uganda. He talked about our journey & how we have managed even under suppression. https://t.co/yyiV1QN2bO

[AFIEGO @AfiegoUg]

A new audit report by @OAG_Uganda reveals that Uganda is falling short of its clean energy transition targets due to challenges in implementing the LPG project, promoting use of electricity and briquettes for cooking.

Read more: https://t.co/zBqIkRCFrK

[The Environment Shield @EnviShield]

Uganda must do more to protect the wetlands in its capital city: Kampala.

[Weka Afri @WekaAfri]

This is due to the selective enforcement of the law & absence of urban planning. @KCCAUG & @nemaug must build a city sustainably protecting people $ nature.
Wetlands aren't vacant land, but critical ecosystems.
@EnviShield @aifeuganda

https://t.co/tbwxhzmZiA

[Weka Afri @WekaAfri]

Through the National Development Plan
(NDP) IV, the mineral sector has been identified as a priority for Uganda's economic growth.

[AFIEGO @AfiegoUg]

🔨🔋Uganda is positioning itself as a key supplier of critical minerals needed for the clean energy transition.
However, mining must not come at the expense of communities, biodiversity and water resources.

📖 Read AFIEGO's latest brief for more: https://t.co/WKIwDuq9Oh

[Weka Afri @WekaAfri]

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https://t.co/8dZr3lnYEV

[Weka Afri @WekaAfri]

we must act

[The Environment Shield @EnviShield]

Illegal sand miners in Lwera create mini-lakes https://t.co/VZIJPtYxSu

[Center for Citizens Conserving Environment( CECIC) @cecic_ug]

📢 CECIC is pleased to share the official communiqué from the Repower Africa Youth Session held under the AfrikaVuka Campaign on 30th May 2026 in Kasese.
@350Africa @amwaafrika @WWFUganda

[Weka Afri @WekaAfri]

Thank you @nemaug for the effort to restore our wetlands. This is a step in the right direction.

[National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) @nemaug]

NEMA STEPS UP PROTECTION OF KAJJANSI WETLAND
@nemaug, working with the Department of Wetlands Management, Ministry of Water and Environment and relevant Local Governments has intensified efforts to safeguard wetlands in Uganda.
Details...

[BOB BARIGYE @bobbarigye1]

This morning, climate defenders and affected communities held a powerful 48-minute protest at the @TotalEnergiesUG headquarters against @EACOP_ the suffering of and evictions esp. in Kapapi MUST stop. We were dispersed only after police vehicles arrived, threatening arrests.

[StopEACOP @stopEACOP]

Ahead of TotalEnergies AGM, activists in Uganda gathered outside the company's headquarters in Kampala in solidarity with the EACOP project-affected people. The contrast between corporate gain and community pain couldn't be sharper. #KickPollutersOut #StopEACOP #StopMozGas

[StopEACOP @stopEACOP]

🚨Happening now: Edinburgh joins #KickPollutersOut global week of action outside Aberdeen Group plc, Scotland's largest investment manager & major investor in TotalEnergies. Police blocked inside disruption, but the action outside still sent a strong message of global solidarity!

[KATIITI NOAH.♔︎♔︎♔︎. @KATIITINOAH_A]

Kampala, our beloved city habours over 5 Million people as of 2025 a population that produces over 2500 tones of waste everyday.

70% of this waste is organic which should be a blessing in disguise, however it’s not leveraged because only 40% is collected and below 35% of the population have access to formal collection services for disposal leaving the rest of the waste to end up in drainage channels thus wetlands and water bodies, burnt and other informal methods used to dispose it off where it decomposes.

Decomposing organic waste emits greenhouse gases that include methane which is very dangerous to the environment and ecosystems.

Run the figures…

▶️1 tone of controlled collection of biogas can generate 85Kgs enough to take a family of 4 people 3 months.
▶️Starndad dump fill like those of KCCA (Kitezi) can generate 50Kgs and if used for cooking, it can take approximately two months.

Nature has always provided sustainable solutions we nonetheless chose hazardous quick alternatives.
If we are to achieve net zero by 2050 as according to the Paris agreement, and to prevent catastrophic effects of #Climatechange and limit global warming we must cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Harnessing renewable energy like solar and biogas would not only save trees 🌲 mostly used for charcoal but also conserve the environment.

In this #GlobalWeekOfAction let’s not just preach a just transition but rather walk the talk by reductions in use of charcoal, fosssil fuels, putting an end to over dependence on fossil fuels and stop all oil drills like @EACOP_ majorly funded by @TotalEnergiesUG.

#JustTransition
#RenewableEnergy
#StopEacop
#ClimateChange
#ClimatrActionNow

[StopEACOP @stopEACOP]

On day three of the #KickPollutersOut Global Week of Action, we mark #AfricaDay across the continent as frontline communities demand #AffordableEnergy & an end to expensive, unsafe & unreliable #fossilfuels. #AfrikaVuka #StopEACOP #KickTotalOutofAfrica

[BOB BARIGYE @bobbarigye1]

29th May, the day we come for you evil workers of @TotalEnergiesUG

[StopEACOP @stopEACOP]

From Uganda to Tanzania and Colombia, communities are coming together.
28+ actions.
15+ African cities & multiple countries.
One message: polluters out!
From May 23-30, we join the global #KickPollutersOut Week of Action, targeting polluting corporations driving displacement.

[Uganda Wildlife Authority @ugwildlife]

UWA has inaugurated Honorary Wildlife Officers to strengthen wildlife conservation, community engagement, and tourism growth across the country.

A strong step toward protecting Uganda’s natural heritage for future generations. #ConservingForGeneratios #WildlifeProtection

[Action for climate and environmental justice @ACEJUganda]

Big polluters like @TotalEnergies have poisoned our lands,violated our rights and fueled the climate crisis with projects like EACOP.We demand #KickPollutersOutofAfrica.Invest in clean community energy, pay reparations and respect our future #KickPollutersOut #StopEACOP

[Amnesty Eastern Africa @AmnestyEARO]

Uganda: Three months since security forces meted out untold brutality on the public, no one has been held accountable.

Our new findings are out today

https://t.co/zrnx9LPsCj

[National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) @nemaug]

NEMA, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT INSPECT ARTISANAL GOLD MINING IN KASSANDA DISTRICT
@nemaug, working with the Office of the President, Tuesday 28th April, led a high-level inspection of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sites in Kassanda District, placing environmental compliance, safety, and community wellbeing at the centre of the engagement. The exercise, led by the NEMA Executive Director Dr. Barirega Akankwasah brought together district leadership and national actors, including the LCIII Chairperson of Kitumbi Sub County, the Chief Administrative Officer of Kassanda District, the Resident District Commissioner, and H.E. Gilbert Bukenya, Former Vice President and Senior Presidential Advisor on Environment and Sanitation.
The delegation carried out a detailed inspection of the Kitumbi-Kayonza ASGM site in Mundadde Parish, Bukuya County, engaging site operators and local leaders on responsible mining practices and environmental safeguards.