Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The parishioners and priests in Masaka diocese are struggling to stop break-ins in churches. In the recent past, the diocese has registered repeated incidents that involved unknown thugs who have raided and robbed Churches in the different parishes, leaving the parishioners and priests concerned. …
Read More »Masaka Catholic Bishop urges leaders to tame egos
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka Diocesan Catholic Bishop Severus Jjumba has challenged political leaders in the area to restrain their egos, to avoid frustrating social progress and transformation of their communities. During his homily, while leading Easter Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows Cathedral Kitovu, in Nyendo-Ssenyange …
Read More »Masaka bishops call for fairness, speedy trial of inmates
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic Bishop of Masaka Diocese, Severus Jjumba has called for fairness in the arbitration of disputes by government agencies to enable communities to live peacefully. In his Easter message delivered from the Episcopal home at Kitovu, in Nyendo-Mukungwe division, Masaka city, Bishop …
Read More »Government commissions Masaka-Kyotera-Mutukula road works
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has committed to spend Shillings 691 billion for the reconstruction of Masaka-Kyotera to Mutukula road. The 89.5-kilometer road, which serves as the major trade route linking Uganda and Tanzania is currently in a sorry state owing to huge potholes that make it unmotorable, which …
Read More »NUP office in Masaka closed as police battle rowdy supporters
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Antiriot Police used teargas to disperse rowdy National Unity Platform-NUP party supporters in Masaka city who were involved in a bitter scuffle over a dispute regarding the party’s mobilization campaigns, known as Kunga. On Monday afternoon, a group of leaders, led by Masaka City Mayor …
Read More »Masaka City leaders consider sanitation contests to fight poor hygiene
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leadership in Masaka City Council has considered organizing hygiene contests in schools and household levels as the response to the apparent high levels of filthiness in the area. Michael Mulindwa Nnakumusana, the Chairperson for Nyendo-Mukungwe Division says the competitions are intended to challenge the …
Read More »Masaka NUP leaders slam party President over Mpuuga’s service award
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP leaders in Masaka have lashed out at the top leadership of their party over its demand for the resignation of MP Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba from the position of parliamentary Commissioner. The NUP secretariat released a statement on Thursday evening, calling for …
Read More »Masaka city seeks Shs 480million to expand solar energy streetlights
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka City Council is seeking at least Shillings 480 million to convert hydro-powered streetlights to solar energy, aiming for sustainable utilization. In 2017, the then Urban Council of Masaka Municipality received a grant of 3.6 billion Shillings from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. …
Read More »Katikiro Mayiga slams Masaka people over poor hygiene
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Peter Mayiga, the Buganda Kingdom Prime Minister (Katikiro) has condemned the high levels of unhygienic conditions in communities in Masaka City. He challenged the leadership in the city to do everything possible to reverse the trend. The Katikiro said the modern-day generation and leadership …
Read More »Masaka NUP leaders: Kunga mobilization activities should be halted
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP leaders in Masaka district have demanded for suspension of the Kunga mobilization activities in the area. In 2022, NUP unveiled the Kunga program as a mobilization campaign intended to spread the party’s gospel of change at all levels across the country, …
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