Manafwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Manafwa District Service Commission are on the spot over corruption allegations. The members are accused of soliciting bribes from applicants. Some of the members of the commission include Agatha Nambuya, the chairperson, Joseph Walyaula, the secretary of the commission, Wanjusi Wesiba, a former Minister …
Read More »Local council chairpersons in Manafwa return stamps over non payment
Manafwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local council one and two chairpersons in Kaato sub county, Manafwa district have returned stamps to the sub county over non-payment of their annual allowances. While handing over the stamps back to the sub county chiefs on Thursday, the 33 chairpersons said they have gone two …
Read More »‘We will accept AstraZeneca after President is vaccinated’
Mbale, Manafwa officials struggle to convince health workers on safety of COVID-19 vaccine Mbale, Uganda | AYUBU KIRINYA – URN | Mbale and Manafwa district officials are finding difficulty convincing health workers about the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine. During the launch of the exercise on Tuesday at Mbale Regional …
Read More »Manafwa registers 154 cases of domestic violence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Manafwa district authorities have raised a red flag over the high number of cases of domestic violence. Speaking at a stakeholder’s meeting organized by the Gender, Labor and Social Development Ministry at the district headquarters, Manafwa District Probation Officer Esther Nakhayeze Mukoya said they registered …
Read More »Independents give Bududa, Manafwa NRM officials sleepless nights
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The high number of independent candidates in Manafwa and Bududa districts has raised concern among National Resistance Movement-NRM party officials. According to the local party officials, almost all those who lost in the NRM primaries have bounced back as independents. The party officials say …
Read More »Six injured as police battles crowds at imbalu initiation ceremony
Manafwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six people are nursing injuries sustained in a fierce clash between the police and locals who were holding the imbalu initiation ceremony in Manafwa district. The injured who are admitted at Mbale Regional Hospital include four police officers and two civilians. The injured were …
Read More »Lockdown restrictions escalate malnutrition cases in Manafwa
Manafwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health officials in Manafwa district have reported an escalation of food insecurity, poverty and cases of malnutrition among the marginalized groups during the time of the COVID-19 lockdown. Dr Emma Gahima, the in-charge of Bugobero health center IV and Manafwa district nutrition focal person …
Read More »Gov’t starts second phase of relocating landslide victims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has started the second phase of relocating the landslide victims in Bugisu sub-region. The affected people are being drawn from the districts of Bududa, Namisindwa, Bulambuli, Manafwa and Sironko. Resettlement of people living in high-risk areas of Mount Elgon region to Bunambutye sub …
Read More »Manafwa residents live in fear of fresh landslides
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 people in landslide prone areas in Bunabutsale, Kaato and Weswa Sub-Counties in Manafwa district are living in fear of fresh landslides. Fresh cracks continue emerging in Kaato Sub County due to the ongoing rains pounding the district. In May last year, …
Read More »Fresh cracks emerge in Manafwa district
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fresh cracks have emerged in Kaato Sub County in Manafwa district raising fear of landslides among residents and local leaders. Alice Khaiza, a resident of Bunamungoma village in Kaato Sub County told URN that the cracks are visible in four areas in his village. …
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