Kenneth Kakuru Earth Reboot Initiative
Planting trees, restoring rivers, powering homes — one community at a time.
Restoring Uganda for a greener environment
Honouring a lifetime legacy
Empowering communities with greener alternatives
Our Mission
To establish sustainable forests, breathe new life into degraded lands, and amplify awareness regarding the critical importance of preserving and expanding forested areas — working towards a future where thriving forests contribute to the health and prosperity of our planet.
Born from Legacy,
Built for the Future
The Kenneth Kakuru Earth Reboot Initiative (KKERI) is a comprehensive afforestation and environmental restoration organisation established in honour of the late Honourable Justice Kenneth Kakuru — one of Uganda's most fearless environmental advocates and legal minds.
KKERI works in close partnership with Greenwatch, local communities, educational institutions, and government bodies to deliver tree planting, wetland restoration, and clean-energy programmes across Uganda — with a particular focus on the environmentally vulnerable Kasese District in Western Uganda.
The Man Behind the Mission
Justice Kenneth Kakuru was a Ugandan jurist who served on the Court of Appeal of Uganda from 2013 until his passing in 2023. A graduate of Makerere University, he was the founding partner of Kakuru & Company Advocates (est. 1987) and, in 1995, founded Greenwatch — a non-governmental organisation dedicated to upholding the right to a clean and healthy environment in Uganda.
Flagship Projects
The Community Biogas Project
Clean Energy Project in Kanungu In the rural communities of Kanungu District, families still cook over open wood fires — a practice that drives deforestation, degrades air quality, and places a heavy daily burden on women and children tasked with gathering fuel. KKERI's Community Biogas Project addresses this cycle at its root by harnessing one of the most abundant resources in Uganda's cattle-keeping communities: cow dung. Biogas digesters are installed within households and community clusters. Fresh cow dung is fed into sealed underground tanks where microorganisms break it down through..
The Kasese River Restoration Project
Kasese District sits at the foot of the Rwenzori Mountains — one of Uganda's most biodiverse and ecologically critical regions. Yet its rivers, wetlands, and forests have been devastated by a combination of agricultural encroachment, brick-making, and uncontrolled deforestation. The result: flooding seasons that claim lives, destroy homes, and wash away livelihoods. KKERI's flagship restoration project targets the Rwembya and Nyamasagani River systems, planting thousands of native trees along their banks to stabilise the soil, slow flood waters, and rebuild the riparian ecosystems that once..
Founder & Executive Director
Rose is the daughter of the late Justice Kenneth Kakuru and the driving force behind the Earth Reboot Initiative. A passionate environmentalist in her own right, she has channelled her father's legacy into on-the-ground action — spearheading tree planting campaigns, disaster risk reduction efforts, and community energy projects across Uganda. Her work in Kasese has already captured national attention, with leaders and media citing her reforestation efforts as critical to flood mitigation in the region.
