Tag Archives: Masaka

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A mega oil palm project has failed to take off in Kasanje-Nakigga village in Ssunga parish, Bukakatta sub-county in Masaka district due to a dispute on over 700 acres of land. At least 100 households use the land for settlement and grazing. The land is …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For over a decade now, the taxi operators under their umbrella of Masaka United Taxi Drivers and Operators Cooperative Society-MUTDOCs, have been operating from a temporary taxi park located along the Kampala road in the centre of Masaka town. Before the lockdown restrictions were eased, …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The long-awaited plan for the rehabilitation of the Masaka-Kyotera-Mutukula road has been deferred as the government, awaits funding from the African Development Bank. The rehabilitation project will be funded by an AfDB grant under the NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF). According to Prime Minister Robinah …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of Buganda Kingdom subjects in Masaka on Friday flooded roads to catch a glimpse of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. The Kabaka was travelling to Lwengo district for celebrations of his 28th coronation anniversary due today. Security personnel had a tough time enforcing …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Masaka city divisions are decrying over the continued brutality and outright extortion by security operatives enforcing Covid-19 prevention guidelines in the area. The leaders have expressed concern about what they describe as unbearable levels of ruthlessness with which the police and army …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 600 residents of Kasanje village in Kyesiiga sub-county in Masaka village are fidgeting after receiving eviction notices from the land they have occupied for over 50 years. The more than 324 acres of land is home to over 200 families and their …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a bitter row among milk traders in Masaka city over the sharp variation in the market prices. A section of milk traders under the Masaka Milk Dealers Association have petitioned Masaka City council authorities to intervene and protect them from exploitation by unknown …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Masaka city council have started a campaign to block children from accessing markets and hawking as a measure to stop the spread of Covid-19. Following President Yoweri Museveni’s announcement of a second lockdown, that also included the closure of educational institutions for 42 …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Local Government Ministry is considering further amendments to the local government Act to introduce provisions too specific to the management of the newly created cities. In July last year, the government started operationalizing seven new cities including Hoima, Mbarara, Mbale, Gulu, Jinja, Masaka …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The suspension of the free electricity connection policy by the government has been identified as one of the push factors for illegal connections and power theft in Masaka sub-region. According to reports from the power distributor Umeme Limited, 30.4 percent of the power supplied to the …