Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A vehicle has plunged into Kazinga channel in Katungura at the border between Kasese and Rubirizi district. The Toyota Probox vehicle registration number UBD 512Y was from Rubirizi crossing to Kasese district when it plunged into the channel on Tuesday afternoon. Currently, both vehicles and …
Read More »Museveni, DRC roads and the takeover of Kasese
How the rebellious Kasese district became launchpad for grand 223km infrastructure project ANALYSIS | Ian Katusiime | It was the launch of a big ticket project with newly re-elected President Yoweri Museveni fresh from naming his cabinet, hosting his counterpart from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); President Felix Tshisekedi, on …
Read More »Kasese Covid-19 taskforce limits all burials to midday
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese district Covid-19 task force has directed that all burial ceremonies in the district take place before mid-day. This follows an upsurge of Covid-19 cases in the district as the country battles the second wave of the pandemic. Kasese district has recorded more than 160 …
Read More »Family apologizes for attack on COVID-19 burial team
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Family in Kasese district, together with the area COVID-19 task force have apologized to the medical fraternity in Bwera and Kasese for the recent attack on its COVID-19 burial team. The fracas happened in Bunyiswa, Bwera Sub County, during the burial of a …
Read More »Kilembe mines hospital shifts permanently to Kasese town
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kilembe mines hospital has permanently been shifted to Kasese town according to administrators of the facility. The hospital suffered two waves of flash floods on May 7 and May 10, last year after rivers Nyamwamba, Mubuku, Nyamughasana and Lubhiliha burst their banks sweeping through Kilembe …
Read More »Kasese leaders ask gov’t to apologize over Gen. Elwelu’s unremorseful statement
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders and subjects of Rwenzururu kingdom in Kasese district have condemned the remarks made by the Commander of the Uganda Land Forces, Lt. Gen Peter Elwelu regarding the Kasese killings of 2016 and asked government to apologize for them. In November 2016, the military hit the …
Read More »Kasese municipality records major leap in revenue collections
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese municipality has recorded an increase in local revenue collection over a period of ten years. While the district collected 650 million Shillings in 2011, the figure has since jumped to 1.2 billion Shillings by 2019, before taking a dive in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic …
Read More »Police officer shoots dead his wife in Kasese
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kasese district are holding one of their own for shooting his wife dead. The fatal shooting happened in Burambira cell, Kikongo ward, Rugendabara town council. The regional police spokesperson for Rwenzori East, ASP Nelson Tumushime identifies the suspect as Cpl. Serdick Nickson Kamara, attached …
Read More »Kasese woman arrested for stealing a three week baby
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kasese district are holding a 28-year old woman accused of stealing a 3 weeks year old baby. The suspect is Loice Katusiime, a resident of Kidodo, Kasese municipality and is now being held at Kasese central police station. The child belongs to Nelia Nyakato …
Read More »Poor extension services affecting farmers in Kasese
Farmers in Kasese are grappling without extension services which have affected their production rate Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The failure by extension workers in Kasese district to reach out to the community is affecting farming activities. Many extension workers have reportedly abandoned their duty stations or take long to respond …
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