Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabaka of Buganda; Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has expressed concerns over delays to elevate Masaka Municipality to a city. Last month Cabinet approved the creation five cities in the 2020/2021 financial year. However, Masaka Municipality was omitted despite demands by its leaders to government …
Read More »KIIRA EVS excites Masaka, Mbarara
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KIIRA EVS alias The Beast has excited Mbarara municipal residents. The Ugandan manufactured vehicle, which is being show cased in Western Uganda, caused commotion along Mbarara high street and at Mbarara University. Dozens of residents and university students couldn’t resist taking a glimpse of the …
Read More »Improved condom use on Masaka landing sites excites health officials
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Improved condom usage among people on landing sites in Greater Masaka region has excited health authorities. Brenda Kiyingi, the Masaka District Assistant Health Officer announced the development during activities commemorating the International Condom day at Namirembe landing site in Kyanamuka Sub on Monday. She …
Read More »Police extends operation against quack traditional healers
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the greater Masaka sub-region have extended an operation against quack traditional healers in the area. In November last year, AIGP Asan Kasingye; the Director in charge Community Policing launched a special operation in Lwengo district, to clamp down on the increasing cases of murders …
Read More »Masaka district tightens sand mining regulations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka district has instituted new measures against sand mining in an attempt to save wetlands. The decision was reached in a district council meeting chaired by the Speaker, Achilles Mawanda. The council resolved that all companies and individual miners first get a clearance from the …
Read More »Masaka LCs reject proposal to pay street light bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka municipality councillors have opposed a proposal by the Mayor that village councils should contribute for electricity bills of street lights. Masaka municipality Mayor Godfrey Kayemba Afayo says that village councils and divisions in the municipality should contribute some money towards payment of power bills …
Read More »Masaka RDC bans strip dances
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka Resident District Commissioner, Herman Ssentongo has banned strip dancing alias “Kimansulo” there. According to Ssentongo, the District Security Committee resolved to ban nude dancing following complaints that students were getting involved in the nude shows disguised as music and drama concerts. He has directed …
Read More »Masaka road accident claims one, injures four others
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A motor accident along Masaka-Kampala highway has claimed one person and injured four others. The accident occurred this afternoon at Lwera wetland, about six kilometers from Lukaya town council in Kalungu district when a speeding taxi registration number UBB 144L rammed into a stationary Fuso …
Read More »VIDEO: Masaka murder suspects escape from Chief magistrates court
VIDEO: Masaka murder suspects escape from Chief magistrates court Masaka, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Two suspected serial killers on Thursday made a daring escape from the Masaka Chief Magistrates Court. Musu Galiwango and Medie Kidawalime had been brought to the court from Masaka central prison for the mention of …
Read More »MASAKA: 12 Tanzanians killed in crash on deadly highway
MASAKA: 14 killed in crash on deadly Ugandan highway Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Fourteen people were killed when a truck ploughed into a bus carrying a group returning from a wedding on Uganda’s deadliest road, police said Monday. “The driver of the truck lost control after a tyre burst …
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