Kibaale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 25-year-old man in Kibaale district has reportedly committed suicide after testing positive for COVID-19. The deceased is Joseph Ahaisibwe, a resident of Kibingo village, Bwamiramira sub county in Kibaale district. He reportedly committed suicide by hanging on Tuesday evening. According to information obtained by …
Read More »Missing Kibaale woman found dead
Kibaale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 28-year-old woman who went missing in Kibaale district has been found dead. The deceased is Judith Kansiime, a resident of Kicunda village, Kicunda parish in Kasimbi sub county. Christopher Tibemweire, the Kicunda village LC 1 chairperson told Uganda Radio Network on Thursday afternoon that …
Read More »Kasaija prays for one more term to quit elective politics
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Matia Kasaija, the Member of Parliament of Buyanja County in Kibaale district has said that he does not intend to seek another term if re-elected into office in 2021. Kasaija who doubles as the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development said that the …
Read More »LDU recruitment-huge turn up overwhelms UPDF in Kagadi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 700 youths from Kagadi and Kibaale districts turned up for the ongoing LDU recruitment in Kagadi district yesterday . The recruitment exercise is taking place at Kagadi District Headquarters. Major Yusuf Bilaali Katamba, the Uganda Peoples Defense Forces –UPDF spokesperson for First …
Read More »Uganda secures US $95.3million for Muzizi Hydropower Project
The planned construction of Muzizi Hydro power Project is soon taking off following an agreement signed between the government of Uganda and funding partners; German development bank (KfW) and French Development Agency (AFD). KfW will provide a concessional loan of € 40 million (US$42.4million) and a grant of € 5 …
Read More »Empty pockets speak loudest in Kibaale
By Haggai Matsiko Gaping illiteracy, poverty and ethnic tensions stand in the way of participatory governance Along the dusty roads of Kaluguuza, a small town in Kibaale district, western Uganda, Moses Kahwa, a local shopkeeper, passionately debates the upcoming elections with other local self-proclaimed political analysts. Baguma cannot win Matia, …
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