Arthur Matsiko
The Observer
Contact Arthur
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Arthur:
Charcoal trade continues to escalate in Acholi
A truck full of charcoal yesterday afternoon swerved off the road as its driver reportedly attempted to avoid a police checkpoint. The Isuzu truck, registration number UAS 393F, lost control at a small bridge on Awach-Paicho road, about one kilometre from Awach sub county headquarters in Gulu district. According to Awach sub county chairman, Shanon Akena, the truck owners were escaping district… → Read More
Desert in the making: how massive tree cutting is endangering Acholi sub-region
As human activities continue to pile pressure on natural resources, the abysmal effects of climate change continue to bite harder. In fact, traders in forestry products are ceaselessly sacrificing the environment at the altar of business opportunities. A case in point is the Acholi sub-region, northern Uganda, where non-selective felling of trees is exposing people and animals to disparaging… → Read More
Oil palm project to be extended to other districts
Government is in advanced discussions with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to extend the oil palm project beyond Kalangala district. Since the inception of the oil palm project in 2005, Kalangala, which is made of 84 islands, has been enjoying the monopoly of cultivating of oil palm in the country. An oil palm field in Kalangala After about 13 years of implementation… → Read More
Government sets regulations to fight fake agrochemicals
Cattle farmers in Kiruhura district are struggling with infestation of ticks that have increasingly become resistant to acaricides. One of the affected farmers is Dr Dick Kamuganga, who has lost 27 cows in the last two years. Kamuganga says he has been changing from one acaricide to another with hope he could find the best, but in vain. “This problem is widespread in Kiruhura,” says Kamuganga.… → Read More
Govt launches push against teenage pregnancy
The ministry of Health has launched a drive dubbed “Live your Dream” aimed at fighting teenage pregnancy and enabling Ugandans to live life to the fullest. According to the Uganda Demographic Health Survey (UDHS) 2016 report, 25 percent of adolescents aged 15-19 in Uganda have begun childbearing. Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga (L) greets Health minister Ruth Acheng as UNFPA country… → Read More
Nantaba earns millions selling carbon credits through forestry
Phoebe Nantaba in her forest in Buloba Of recent, there is a trend among the corporate class to explore money-making opportunities in farming. But long before that phenomenon, PHOEBE NANTABA had already booked her spot and is already reaping from a venture started in 2004, writes Arthur Matsiko. Countrywide, vast plantations of trees are sprouting, having been planted by those looking to tap… → Read More
Besigye’s farm overcomes drought through hay, silage improvisation
Mugisha Besigye tending to his cows While most potential dairy farmers would want to acquire big chunks of land before taking off, MUGISHA BESIGYE thinks otherwise. Arthur Matsiko visited the 68-year-old retired magistrate who has discovered a secret in hay and silage. In Buyuki, Nama sub-county in Mukono district lies Besigye’s dairy farm which consists of at least 160 Friesian and Ayrshire… → Read More
Terrorized boda cyclists speak out
In multiple interviews, boda boda taxi riders painted the most detailed portrait of just how powerful and dangerous the notorious Boda Boda 2010 crime ring had become with its leaders enjoying high-level police protection before they were felled at the weekend by Military Police. “From the words of [police chief Kale] Kayihura, we have realised that Kitatta and group are working with big people… → Read More
Ugandans host Rwandans to unusual party on the road
With its at least Shs 7.3tn contribution to Uganda’s total GDP in 2015/16 , tourism is one sector from which the country could continue reaping big. However, tapping into this venture calls for creative and strategic financial and creative investment. Now a team of creative young Ugandans composed mainly of film producers, writers, photographers, bloggers, tourism experts, travel and adventure… → Read More
Grants for the older persons transforming lives in Kiboga
Trapped in extreme poverty, Posiano Kajubi and his wife Alice Nakiwanda were only waiting for their house to collapse but miraculously they received a Shs 160,000 grant in November 3, 2011. Feeling rejuvenated, the money has consequently proven to be their turning point, ARTHUR MATSIKO writes.Residents of Kambugu sub-county, Kiboga district, the couple were commercial farmers until 1981 when… → Read More