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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament from Kasese district have called for a speedy trial of Omusinga Wesley Charles Mumbere, the King of Rwenzururu and his royal guards. It is close to 5 years since Mumbere and over 200 of his royal guards were arrested …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is fear in Kasese municipality following mysterious deaths of residents. It follows the deaths of people within a space of four days last week under unclear circumstances. The latest victim is 20-year-old Julius Kambere, a resident of Base Camp Upper village whose lifeless body …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A teenager has drowned in River Nyamwamba in Kasese district. The 17 year old Elias Masereka drowned on Sunday while trying to repair a makeshift bridge weakened by flooding on Saturday evening. His colleagues survived by a whisker. Maseraka was a student at Kilembe secondary …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese district local government wants additional funding for road maintenance. Currently, the district receives 1.2 Billion Shillings every financial year from the Uganda Road Fund. The Chief Administrative officer-CAO Asuman Amis Masereka says the funds are inadequate to maintain roads in the district that have been …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An inter-ministerial committee constituted by Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to review the flooding situation in Kasese district has suggested that Kilembe Mines Ltd reverts to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to fast track its revamping. Kilembe Copper Mines Limited, the largest copper mine …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has proposed to buy land and resettle internally displaced persons-IDPs in Kasese district. More than 200 households have spent at least 10 months in an Internally Displaced Camp-IDP in Muhokya sub-county after floods ravaged the district in May last year. Last week, more …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several families in Kasese district are at risk of starvation following the destruction of their crops by elephants from Queen Elizabeth National Park. The elephants have destroyed hundreds of their crop gardens leaving them with no hope of harvesting food. Immaculate Masika says she had …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A heavy downpour has left houses flooded and crop gardens destroyed by running water that swept through parts of Kasese district. The rains that started on Wednesday night brought panic amongst residents and area leaders as sections of Nyamwamba, Mubuku and Nyamugasani rivers also burst …

Kasese Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a 40 percent drop in salt production at Katwe-Kabatoro salt lake in Kasese district resulting from the current lockdown. The lockdown which came with a ban on the inter-district travels on both private and public transport means has affected the export of the …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Assistant Inspector General of Police- AIGP Asan Kasingye has asked police officers to focus more on sensitizing the communities on how to combat the spread of COVID-19 pandemic than enforcing arrests. Kasingye says many Ugandans still lack proper knowledge on COVID-19 and one …