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Entrepreneurship
Ugandan Migrants Breathing Life into Kisumu’s Rice Production
Alice Auma Obora, a mother of three, breathes a sigh of relief as ten strong hugely-built men load 45 bags of paddy rice on...
Huawei skills Bomachoge youths in digital empowerment program
At least 150 youths from Bomachoge in Kisii County have benefited from digital skilling programme aimed at preparing them for digital employment opportunities.
The project...
Innovation hub equips 63 Kisumu youths with digital skills
At least 63 youths have benefit from a digital skill project targeting cyber security and data analytics.
The youths drawn from across the country graduated...
Gutted Trade Part 3: A ‘Controlled Market’: Monopolies, corruption and difficulty accessing licenses shut out most Ugandans from the maw trade
This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
In Uganda, Chinese demand for the Nile perch swim bladder, termed “fish maw,” is driving over-fishing...
Gutted Trade PART 2: A Smuggling Route Reversed: Uganda no longer the region’s maw processing hub
This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
In Uganda, the hunt for fish maw is driving depletion of the country’s Nile perch population....
Gutted Trade: How the hunt for swim bladder to supply Asian markets is failing Uganda’s fishing industry
From medicinal soups to holiday gifts, fish maw from Uganda feeds huge Chinese demand. But the once thriving industry, awash with cartels and black...