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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Omukama of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom Solomon Gafubusa Iguru has tasked the government to extend relief food to thousands of people affected by floods in Buliisa district. Since March, more than 1,500 homes have been submerged by floods following the rising water levels of Lake …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More 200 homesteads in Butiaba sub-county in Buliisa district have been submerged due to the rising water levels in Lake Albert. The homes were submerged on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The most affected people are from the landing sites of Butiaba, Tugombilli, Kigungu Serule, …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 homesteads in Butiaba sub-county, Buliisa district have been submerged by water from the rising levels of Lake Albert. The most affected people are from the landing sites of Kawaibanda, Butiaba, Boma, Kigangaizi, Tugombili, Walukuba, Bugoigo, Kamagongoro, Kigungu, Serule, Piida, Waisoki, Triangle …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 health workers in Buliisa district have resumed Ebola screening barely three months after laying down their tools over the none payment. The Health workers had been deployed to manage various Ebola screening centers at Wanseko, Butiaba, Walukuba and Somsio and Bugoigo …

Setting up an oil refinery remains a big headache for the country’s oil and gas resources Optimism is the mood as the countdown to Uganda’s first oil continues and pressure mounts on the government to put in place critical infrastructure necessary for oil production in four years. “The government should …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP |  Ten people died when an overcrowded ferry on the Ugandan side of Lake Albert capsized in strong winds, local police said. The vessel, with 21 people onboard, was taking passengers from Buliisa to Kagoya, farther south, when the accident happened overnight Thursday, Buliisa police spokesman …