9th January  2020 :  Policy tour  to  Wakiso district

In January, 2020, Environmentalist and economists from EfD- Mak Centre set out  to Wakiso district headquarters to discuss with councillors how to sustainably use the environment while upholding the development paradigm shift being faced in Uganda.

The objective was  to come up with workable solutions that can accelerate the rate of growth of the economy without compromising the status of the environment.   The dialogue attracted district executives, (Chairperson for committees, town council chairpersons and clerks, sub county chairpersons and sub county chiefs, Municipality mayors, town clerks, physical planners, engineers, environmental and tourism officers and councilors from the district committee of Natural Resources because they are charged with an oversight role over different natural resources.