Tag Archives: Kasese

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has delivered an assortment of non-food items to the people affected by floods in Kasese district. Kasese district has been the hardest hit district by recent floods in the region that have left over 120,000 persons displaced, gardens and property …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders in Kasese district are rallying advantaged Ugandans in the region to contribute relief towards persons affected by the ongoing lockdown and floods. Residents from various places have increasingly been storming the RDC’s compound demanding for relief since the extension of the lockdown …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A second wave of floods has washed away a huge part of Kilembe Mines Hospital and severely destroyed two villages in Kasese district as River Nyamwamba and several other rivers burst their banks on Sunday. The two villages of Kanyaruboga and Bulembia in Kilembe …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents displaced by the floods in Kasese district have refused to relocate to safe areas. Floods hit Karusandara and Buhuhira sub counties leaving hundreds of people displaced and crops destroyed. However, despite calls by local leaders to evacuate the residents to the sub-county headquarters, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID-19 taskforce in Kasese district has donated relief food items to the Muslim Community to facilitate them during the holy month of Ramadhan. Kasese district has over 115,000 Muslim believers. The items donated on Friday included; 500 Kgs of rice, 500 kg of …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The elderly and persons with disabilities in Kasese district have received relief items from the district task force. Distribution targeted about 400 families in areas of railway ward, Kidodo, Kikinzo and Saluti B, all in Kasese Municipality. The group which also included widows and expecting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Buhuhira sub county in Kasese district who were affected by mudslides have asked the government to provide relief. The most affected areas are Kigharama, Ntunga and Kuruhe. Now the residents want the government to come to their rescue. Erinora Tswende, one of …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kiteso cell, Kamaiba ward in Kasese municipality on Wednesday stormed the office of the LCI chairperson demanding for relief food. They accused the district task force of keeping the food in stores and yet the beneficiaries are starving in homes. The residents …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kasese district COVID-19 task force has resolved to deploy medical teams in factories to test truck drivers for coronavirus. The tests will be carried out on national and international drivers that ply between Kasese and the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. Some of the factories …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fish prices have dropped by more than half at Katwe landing site in Kasese district because of the ban on public transport and cross border movement. Currently, a mid-sized tilapia fish costs between 4,000 and 6,000 Shillings from 12,000 and 18,000 Shillings. The situation isn’t …