Tag Archives: Kabale

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officers in Kabale district are accusing a section of leaders for frustrating enforcement of Covid-19 preventive guidelines. The officers argue that they are facing difficulties whenever violators of the curfew are arrested but leaders order for their immediate release. They also add that some …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale health department has said that the number of people living with the HIV/AIDS virus in the district is far above their projections. According to statistics from the district health department, the district has seen a 52% rise in HIV/Aids cases, according to tests …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Missing Covid-19 testing data from Kabale district on the national tally dashboard is hampering effective monitoring and enforcement of preventive guidelines issued by the health ministry, the district taskforce has revealed. Apparently, Kabale district has 119 active Covid-19 cases. Forty-three of these are receiving treatment …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Butanda sub-county in Kabale district staged a peaceful demonstration protesting the continuous entry of Rwandan nationals into Uganda through porous borders. The residents mostly taxi drivers blocked Butanda-Rubaya-Kabale road at Habubaare trading centre in Butanda sub-county using their vehicles on Sunday afternoon. They …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Butanda sub-county in Kabale district have staged a peaceful demonstration protesting the continuous entry of Rwandan nationals into Uganda through porous borders. The residents mostly taxi drivers blocked Butanda-Rubaya-Kabale road at Habubaare trading Centre in Butanda sub-county using their vehicles on Sunday …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 25-year-old Ugandan national has been shot dead in Rwanda. The deceased has been identified as Justus Kabagambe alias Kadogo, a resident of Rutare village in Butanda sub-county, Kabale district. Ivan Bahika, Rugaga parish LC II chairperson says that Kabagambe was shot on Wednesday at …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 30-year-old man in Kabale municipality has lost his life in a bar brawl over a woman. The deceased is Approx Akampurira, a resident of Kitumba sub-county in Kabale district. Akampurira was stabbed to death at around 9:00pm on Sunday while at New California T&J …

  Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bus companies in Kabale have doubled the fares following the resumption of public transport. Buses and taxis resumed operations today, 42 days after President Yoweri Museveni suspended public transport to contain the spread of COVID-19. On Friday while reopening public transport, Museveni said that …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Western region parliamentary taskforce on Covid-19 has launched a support financial campaign titled “Rodney Fund” to facilitate purchase of drugs for health workers who contract Covid-19 while on duty in Kabale district. The Rodney Fund is named after Rodney Tabaruka, the senior pharmacist in …

Residents want all asymptomatic Covid-19 patients under home based care sent to isolation centers for easy management Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kabale district want the home based care management for Covid-19 patients suspended. In late May, Kabale district Covid-19 taskforce rolled out the home-based care management for Covid-19 patients …