Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of harmonized leadership is delaying the process for the relocation of vendors to the newly built Masaka City Central Market. The 18.05 billion shillings modern market had been under construction since 2018 until it was handed over for use to Masaka City council …
Read More »MASAKA: Millers cry foul as UNBS closes 20 maize factories
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 25-grain milling plants in Masaka region are crying foul following the closure of their businesses for non compliance with quality standards. The plants were closed by the enforcement team from the Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS during an operation in the area. The …
Read More »Masaka diocese starts fundraising drive for facelift of cathedral
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka Catholic Diocese has started a fundraising drive for a major facelift of Our Lady of Sorrows Cathedral at Kitovu, Nyendo-Mukungwe Division, Masaka City. The Right Reverend Severus Jjumba, the Bishop of Masaka Diocese while launching the fundraising campaign on Friday said that they found …
Read More »Police burst suspected ADF hideout in Masaka
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The persistent cry of children at night provided leads to the hideout of suspected Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebels in Masaka. A joint security team comprising of the Flying Squad Unit-FSU and Crime Intelligence burst the suspected ADF cell on Saturday evening and recovered nine guns and …
Read More »Contacts of Masaka first Ebola patient discharged
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All the 42 people who had been identified as contacts to the first confirmed Ebola case from Masaka district have been discharged from institutional quarantine after showing no symptoms of the deadly virus. These had been identified as Ebola suspects during the contact tracing process …
Read More »UVA takes exhibition and AGM to Masaka, over 5000 farmers to benefit
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All roads will lead to Masaka City’s Liberation Ground November 23 for over 5,000 farmers in the region as the Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) hosts a free 3-day exhibition and farmers training. The even will start with an exhibition of the complete livestock value …
Read More »Public misconception threatens Ebola response in Masaka
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public misconception is threatening the effective enforcement of the intervention by the Masaka district Ebola taskforce to prevent the spread of the viral disease. On Wednesday last week, the health ministry put Masaka city on notice after one of the patients admitted at Masaka Regional …
Read More »Buganda caucus call a halt to Masaka oil palm project
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Parliamentary Caucus has called for a special inquiry into the allocation of 3.6 square miles of land to private investors for the palm oil growing project in Masaka district. The contested land is home to close to 1,000 residents of Nakigga, Birinzi, and Kasanje …
Read More »Expansion of palm oil project sparks land disputes in Masaka
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The planned expansion of the palm oil project has sparked off sharp land disputes in Masaka district. The dispute is pitying close to 1,000 residents of Nakigga, Kasanje, and Birinzi in Bukakata sub-county, and four people who claim to be the owners of the land …
Read More »NDA impounds drugs worth UGX 26m in greater Masaka
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Drugs worth over 26 million Shillings have been confiscated by the National Drugs Authority-NDA in an enforcement operation carried out in the districts of greater Masaka. Samuel Kyomukama, the head of enforcement at NDA says the operation was conducted in Masaka, Rakai, Kalangala, and Sembabule …
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