Tag Archives: Mayuge

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty UPDF marine soldiers graduated Wednesday after completing a three-month coxswain course at the Ntokoro marine military base in Mayuge district. The training focused on life-saving skills, enabling the graduates to navigate water bodies with ease. The coxswains were also retooled in primary tactics for …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 300 residents in Kityerera sub-county, in Mayuge district have protested the eviction by the National Forestry Authority-NFA from a forest reserve. This week, NFA embarked on the eviction of illegal settlers in the three villages of Bugoya B, Bukalenzi, and Nantamu villages, from Busoga South …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Government, through the National Oil Palm Project (NOPP), officially commenced planting oil palm crops in the Busoga sub-region on Friday. The project, introduced in the area thirteen years ago, finally began with the planting of a four-acre garden at Buwolya Village in Mpungwe Sub …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 70 year old Veronica Nekesa and her daughter Nasio Baseke, have been struck dead by lightning Monday night in Nakigo village, in Malongo sub county, in Mayuge district. The duo were struck dead while in a grass thatched house, which also caught fire after …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers at Mayuge health center IV have confessed to charging expectant mothers C-section fees over inadequate government supplies to the facility. They charge between 250,000-300,000 Shillings for C-section to mothers in need of this services as a means of reducing maternal mortality. The money …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East have confirmed the death of Amuza Woya, 30, a resident of Musima village in Mpungwe sub-county, Mayuge district. He reportedly died from electrocution while making an illegal power connection to his house last night. According to reports, Woya climbed the electric …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja and her Third Deputy Lukia Nakadama have assured Mayuge residents, of the government’s commitment to improving the state of schools, roads, and the fisheries sector in the district. The two leaders made the remarks during the belated Women’s Day celebrations, held …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East have confirmed the death of 18-year-old, Bernard Ntende, who collasped and died while in detention at Mayuge Central Police Station. According to reports, Ntende was arrested on April 22, 2023, for rape and was detained at the police station. His body …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East on Thursday confirmed the death of 31-year-old, Idi Muyimba, a resident of Nsango village, in Bukatuube sub county, in Mayuge district, who suffocated in a pit latrine. Residents say that Muyimba’s phone slipped through the latrine pit and he resolved to manually …

Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kamuli and Mayuge districts have received 16.8 billion Shillings from the Norwegian government for creating awareness for sexual and reproductive health, and rights among adolescents in the region. The money will be funding activities under a three-year project dubbed; “My Body, My Life, My World,” …