Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Ā 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 …
Read More »TASO embarks on campaign to combat HIV stigma in schools
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Ā The Aids Support Organization-TASO in Masaka has rolled out a school-based HIV counseling program to create a safe environment for adolescents and protection of HIV-positive learners. Fiona Nakimera, a counselor at TASO Masaka center says the concern of stigma in schools coupled with the negative …
Read More »Court Orders transfer of Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana file to Masaka
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka High Court will now hear the bail applications for the Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya and his Makindye West Counterpart, Allan Ssewanyana.Ā This stems from a directive by theĀ International Crimes Division Judge Alice Komuhangi KhaukaĀ to the registrarĀ to immediately transfer the legislator’s bail …
Read More »Small claims procedure recovers Sh328 million in Masaka
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 328 million Shillings have been recovered through the Small Claims Procedure conducted by grade one Magistrate courts in Masaka over the last year. Mastulah Mulondo, the Chief Registrar in Charge of Small Claim Procured in the Judiciary, said that the money had been …
Read More »Former Masaka LC V Chair cautions district against selling headquarters
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Kalungi, the former Masaka District LC V Chairperson has cautioned his successors against the proposed sale of the district headquarters purportedly to get money to build a new home.Ā The current district leadershipĀ led by the LC V Chairperson, Andrew Lukyamuzi Batemyeto has placed …
Read More »Former VP Ssekandi wins round 1 in court versus Masaka mistress
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Magistrates Court in Masaka has ruled that Laetitia Nakimbugwe, a mistress involved in a property dispute with former Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi does not have rights over his fortune. Nakimbugwe was dragged to court by Victoria Nawangi, an appointed administrator of Ssekandi’s …
Read More »Masaka land brokers defy City ban on sale of small plots
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka City Council authorities are faced with an uphill task of enforcing a ban on the creation and sale of undersized plots due to the reluctance of land brokers to heed the directive.Ā In July this year, the Masaka City Executive and the Roads Committee …
Read More »Masaka vendors protest use of raffle to allocate space in new market
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Ā Several vendors are protesting the use of raffles in the allocation of space and stalls in the newly built MasakaĀ City Central Market.Ā The Local Government Ministry and Masaka City Council are in the final stages of handing over the market to the vendors four years after …
Read More »Masaka City tightens physical planning regulations to weed out slums
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka City Council Roads committee has ordered strict enforcement of the physical planning regulations to stop the expansion of slums in the area. The committee which is chaired by Dr Abed Bwanika, the Kimanya-Kabonera Division Member of Parliament has instructed the City Physical …
Read More »Masaka bishop ordains 17 into priesthood
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic Church in Masaka Diocese has ordained 17 priests to join the clerical vocation of the faith. The priests were ordained at Villa Maria proto-Cathedral in Kalungu district, by Masaka Diocesan Bishop Serverus Jjumba while he celebrated mass on Saturday. He also elevated …
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