Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nile Breweries has launched a Shs4bn state-of-the-art barley cleaning and drying plant in Cheminy, Kween District, it said in a press release dated Nov.7. The state-of-the-art plant, strategically located in the heart of Sebei region, will play a pivotal role in advancing the …
Read More »KWEEN: Over 20 families homeless as UWA destroys houses, crops
Kween, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 20 families in Kween District are reportedly homeless following the demolition of their houses and crops by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) next to Mount Elgon National Park in Kween District. UWA is being criticized for the destruction of homes and crops in the …
Read More »Kween sub counties demand for more boreholes ahead of dry spell
Kween, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Ngenge and Sundet Sub counties in Kween district have asked the government to put up more boreholes to curb the water crisis that occurs between November and February annually. This follows a reduction of the water volume in Ngenge and Sundet rivers, …
Read More »Kween flood victims cry out for relief aid
Kween, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The delay by the government to deliver relief assistance to the families affected by floods in Ngenge and Sundet sub counties in Kween district is causing starvation. Last week on Saturday, over 800 families were displaced by heavy rains that caused flash floods. The floods …
Read More »800 residents displaced by flash floods in Kween district
Kween, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kween district leaders have called for emergency relief after heavy floods displaced thousands of residents. The persistent rains that started on Friday until Sunday, displaced 800 families in the two sub-counties of Ngenge and Sundet. The floods also destroyed 1,000 acres of planted maize, sorghum, …
Read More »Uganda on high alert after Ebola-like Marburg virus kills two
Kampala, Uganda | AFP & THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have died from the Marburg virus in Kween District , eastern Uganda, in the country’s first outbreak of the deadly Ebola-like pathogen in three years, the health ministry said Thursday. “Blood samples were taken from two people who have since …
Read More »EC dispatches polling kits to Kamuli and Kween
By Joan Akello The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that polling materials for the by-elections in Kamuli and Kween districts will be dispatched to the respective districts today. The EC chairman Eng. Badru Kiggundu said that on Thursday, 17,851 and 37,450 voters will go to the polls in Kamuli and …
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