ban on timber export

Workers lose jobs as ban on timber export bites

Moses Ndhaye | August 2, 2023

Private companies in tree growing and timber harvest businesses have started laying off workers as the president’s directive on the ban of timber export starts to bite. The companies which spoke to KFM include Busoga Forestry Company, New Forests Foundation, and Besepo – Uganda LTD. The executive director for Besepo […]

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What next after govt bans timber exports?

David Mujuni | June 30, 2023

Government has resolved to ban the export of timber and cancelled all licenses and permits issued in this regard as a way of protecting the environment. In this episode of the KFM Hotseat, Patrick Kamara speaks to West Budama MP, Emmanuel Otaala, businessman Amon Gamparo, and Frank Muramuzi, an environmentalist […]