Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Transport along Kabale-Katuna border road was on Saturday morning paralyzed after a fuel tanker was involved in an accident at Nyakasharara village in Kicumbi parish, Kamuganguzi sub county, Kabale district and exploded. The incident happened at around 06:00AM, according to locals. Paul Ojara and Richard …
Read More »Nile Breweries empowers 1,000 barley farmers in Kabale and Rubanda districts
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to accelerate financial literacy and inclusion among barley farmers in Kabale and Rubanda Districts, Nile Breweries Limited has equipped over 1,000 farmers in the region with financial literacy skills, it said in a news release distributed on Aug.21. The training …
Read More »Lack of neurologist cripples services at Kabale Hospital
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of a neurologist is crippling the services at Kabale regional referral hospital. A neurologist is a medical doctor who diagnoses, treats, and manages disorders of the brain and nervous system. The hospital received a CT scan machine from the Ministry of Health …
Read More »Kabale University puts focus on experiential tourism skills
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The tourism industry has witnessed a shift in recent times, evolving from mere service delivery to a focus on providing tourists with a holistic sensory experience. Today, tourists seek to engage all their senses – from sight and sound to taste, smell, and touch …
Read More »Magyezi orders arrest of officials, fresh allocation of Kabale lockups and stalls
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Raphael Magyezi, the Local Government Minister, has ordered the arrest of some officials and a fresh allocation of lockups and stalls in Kabale’s new central market. Magyezi made this announcement during a meeting with disgruntled vendors while presenting the findings of an investigative committee …
Read More »Kabale district struggles to settle 13 court cases
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale district local government is battling 13 court cases, some of which have been ongoing since 2011, according to Gordon Manzi, the Kabale District Principal Assistant Secretary. Some of the cases include civil suit number 93 of 2015 of Biganja George and Kisamunyu Deogratius …
Read More »Chief Finance, Production officers quizzed as PDM launch flops in Kabale
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale District Production and Marketing Officer Beda Mwebesa, and the District Chief Finance Officer Julius Mujuni, have been tasked to explain why the Parish Development Model-PDM is struggling in the area. The matter came up during a meeting that had been organised between parish, sub-county …
Read More »KABALE: Three killed in road crash
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been killed in a road crash in Kabale District. The crash which occurred on Thursday at 11:30 pm at Butare village along Katuna-Kabale-Mbarara Highway involved a Simba Bus and a Mercedes Benz. According to eyewitnesses, the bus registration number KCG 888F was …
Read More »Court orders auction of Kabale district vehicles
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kabale has ordered that three vehicles belonging to Kabale district local government be auctioned after the district failed to pay 60.7 Million Shillings to a contractor. The vehicles facing auction are attached to the office of the LCV Chairperson, District …
Read More »Suspects forgot hat at scene where UPDF soldier was murdered
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first arrest in the killing a Uganda Peoples Defense Force -UPDF soldier in Kabale district was made possible by the carelessness of one of the suspected killers when he left hat and walking stick at the scene of murder. Private Patrick Byamukama, 31, …
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