Tag Archives: Kasese

United Nations, USA | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned an attack on a secondary school in western Uganda reportedly perpetrated by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) group, said his deputy spokesman. Ugandan authorities said ADF rebels attacked the Lhubirira secondary school in Mpondwe on the border …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda His Grace Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has condemned the attack on a Secondary School in Kasese District. Its alleged that the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF attacked the School on Friday night and killed more than 40 students. Several others were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The state dropped treason, terrorism and murder charges against Omusinga Charles Wesley and 217 of his royal guards. Omusinga was arrested together with his royal guards in November 2016 when the police and the army raided his Buhikira palace in Kasese. On Tuesday when the …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business came to a standstill in Kasese town for the better part of Thursday as thousands of people thronged Booma Grounds in Kasese Municipality to welcome the freed Rwenzururu royal guards. The two UPDF buses transporting the royal guards led by Capt. Derrick Mwesige Ayebale …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kayanja parish Nyakiyumbu Sub County Kasese district on Tuesday retrieved a body of a man who reportedly drowned in a fish pond. Residents identified the deceased as Monday Nyameri but circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear. He was discovered by the owner of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The negotiations to restore the freedom of King Charles Wesley Mumbere, who is battling terror charges in the International Crimes Division of the High Court are progressing, according to his legal team. Alfred Makasi, who serves as both the lawyer for the Rwenzururu Kingdom …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents and leaders staying around River Nyamwamba in Kasese district need to be involved in developing and implementing solutions for the flooding of the river, according to Alex Binego Kwatampora ,the president of Geologist Society of Uganda. Kwatampora argued that government has consistently made abortive …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Smuggling of goods through porous borders in Mpondwe, Kasese district is frustrating the efforts of the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to achieve its tax collection targets. Smuggling involves the supply, distribution, and sale of products on which applicable taxes in the country of consumption …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World Bank representatives and government have commended leaders and road contractors in Kasese municipality for keenly supervising the World Bank-funded roads under Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Additional Financing USMID-AF program which they say is yielding impressive results. About 5.64 KM of roads are …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Red Cross Society-URCS has set up an evacuation site in areas prone to disasters in Kasese district. This follows the Uganda National Meteorological Authority’s-UNMA forecast of heavy rains in Kasese next month. The URCS working with other partners have established a mobile shelter …