Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Walukuba-Masese division in Jinja municipality have raised five million shillings to purchase solar panels for the maternity wing at Walukuba Health Centre IV. This follows the frequent power outages at the facility which has affected maternal health care. Records at the health …
Read More »MP Oboth Oboth frustrated with delays to Jinja Expressway
➡ $1bn project ➡ 95 kilometres ➡ 8 lanes Nakawa-Kyambogo ➡ 6 lanes Kyambogo-Mukono ➡ 4 lanes Mukono to Jinja Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from eastern Uganda have protested against a plan by government to fund the construction of Kampala -Jinja expressway through a Public …
Read More »Kakira sex video lands Jinja policemen in trouble
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four police officers accused of recording two love birds at Kakira along Jinja highway having sex in their vehicle and posting the video on social media have been apprehended. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga identified the suspects as Corporal Mathew Magara, Police Constables Musa Semakula, …
Read More »Land commission grills MP Balyeku over Jinja land saga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja West Member of Parliament Moses Grace Balyeku says he spent up to 2.4 Billion shillings to buy off interests of six businessmen in the controversial Jinja district land saga. He told the Commission of Inquiry into land matters on Thursday that he bought …
Read More »Commissioner seeks time to undo mess in Jinja land transaction
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The acting commissioner for land registration Robert Opiyo has sought more time to undo the mess associated with a fraudulent land transaction on Plot 24 Kyabazinga way in Nalufenya in Jinja district. Opiyo said he needs up to Thursday to initiate measures for the …
Read More »Police Foil Robbery at KCB Bank
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has foiled a robbery at Kenya Commercial Bank-KCB branch along main street in Jinja town. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga, says two private security guards attached to pinnacle security stormed the bank in the company of an unidentified person and put three bank staff at …
Read More »Cheaper electricity expected as Isimba Dam commissioned
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned the Isimba Hydro-Power station, adding 183 Megawats of electricity to the National Grid and bringing Uganda’s total installed Power Capacity from the current 955MW to 1138MW. Uganda Electricity Generation Company (UEGCL) has reassured the country that Isimba will generate …
Read More »Eskom fails to invest $100million
Why Natural Resources Committee Members of Parliament wants Eskom contract terminated Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Eskom Uganda Limited, a subsidiary of Eskom Holdings of South Africa could be in trouble. The company has failed to invest the mandatory US$100 million in rehabilitating the 380MW Nalubaale-Kiira Dam located in …
Read More »MPs ask UNRA to repair road on old Jinja Bridge
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Physical Infrastructure committee want government to repair the road and strengthen the Owen Falls Dam Jinja Nile Bridge. The old Jinja Bridge also known as the Nalubaale Bridge was constructed in 1954 and was replaced by the New Jinja …
Read More »Police investigates death of Swedish national
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja Police are investigating the death of 75-year-old Takis Pacis, a Swedish national. His lifeless body was found lying on a sofa set inside his residence along Kisinja road in Jinja municipality on Monday morning. The deceased was the proprietor of Bohemia resort along …
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