Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kalangala Resident District Commissioner, Daniel Kikoola has ordered the District Police Commander, Benon Byamukama to arrest police officers accused of torturing a suspect nursing gunshot wounds at Kalangala health center IV. The officers are said to have stormed Kalangala health center IV on Saturday to …
Read More »RDC orders arrest of fishing enforcer over battering of Kalalangala fisherman
Kalalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Musene, a resident of Lwanabatya landing site in Kyamuswa County of Kalangala District is nursing wounds at Kalangala H.C.IV. He was allegedly assaulted by Kabogere Zigga who accused him of using in illegal fishing methods on the 4th of October/2020. Musana was first rushed to …
Read More »The gruelling Entebbe–Kalangala road trip in the absence of MV Kalangala
Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Travellers using the Entebbe–Kalangala Road are spending more than six hours on the road and high transport costs. This follows the halting of operations of MV Kalangala. MV Kalangala that plies the Entebbe – Kalangala route suspended its operations in February this year to undergo …
Read More »Kalangala hotels cut prices to attract local tourists
Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Service providers in the hospitality industry in Kalangala district have slashed their costs to attract local tourists. There are over 100 hotels, inns and lodges spread on various islands in Kalangala district. However, majority of the facilities are on Bugala and Bukasa island to their …
Read More »Kalangala community rejects recovered COVID-19 patient
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kalangala district leaders say some community members have refused to receive a discharged patient, Charles Lwanga Banya who recently recovered from coronavirus disease-COVID-19. Banya, a civil engineer who owns a palm oil farm in Kalangala was admitted at Entebbe Hospital after testing positive to …
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