Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six people have been killed and hundreds displaced after mudslides hit Kasese district. The mudslides followed a heavy downpour in Bwesumbu and Buhuhira sub-counties, Busongora North County. The roads leading to the sub-counties are currently impassable. The most affected areas include Kasenyi village in Buhuhira …
Read More »Will Obusinga bwa Rwenzururu influence 2021 elections in Kasese?
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Obusinga Bwa Rwenzuru cultural institution has been a key factor in politics of Kasese district. In 2001, President Museveni won in Kasese after he promised to recognize Obusinga. But he did not honour the promise and in 2005, when Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential …
Read More »Kasese LCV chairman, speaker clash over appointment of district executive member
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was drama at Kasese district council sitting at Multipurpose Hall in Kasese town as the district chairperson Geoffrey Sibendire Bigogo did a mini reshuffle of the district executive committee. In his opening address to council, Bigogo indicated that he had appointed Deputy Speaker Ronald …
Read More »Security operatives raid FDC office in Kasese
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Plain-clothed security operatives have raided the offices of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) political party in Kasese town. According to Kasese FDC district chairperson Saulo Maathe, the security officers, about 30 of them, raided the party offices along Alexander Street and started ransacking …
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