Tag Archives: Nakasongola

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Detectives at the Land Protection Police Unit (LPPU) have preferred three charges against an 80-year-old man arrested for fraudulently selling more than 500 acres of land in Nakasongola and Luweero districts. Guster Muwanga was arrested a fortnight ago following a complaint from four people …

  Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The increasing consumption of pork has boosted pig farming and sales in Nakasongola. According to the Nakasongola district livestock report, there are now 118,042 pigs up from 35,283 reared in 2008 in the district. The report indicates that 30,809 pigs (26.1%) of the 118,042, …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A thirteen-member committee has been formed to track the operationalization of Nakasongola city status. In 2020, the Parliament passed a motion elevating Nakasongola town council to city status effective 1st July 2023. Nakasongola city status will cover areas of Nakasongola West and East divisions. As …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakasongola district officials have resolved to relocate 1,974 families displaced by the rising water levels in Lake Kyoga to Kyalubanga forest reserve before it is degazetted by Parliament. The eight- square mile forest reserve stretches to four sub-counties including Nakitoma, Lwabiyata, Lwampanga and Nabiswera. In his …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 19 Private Primary Schools in Nakasongola district are believed to have ceased operations because of the prolonged closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the affected schools are Muwuma Light of Future, Global Junior, Ayesiga, God’s Grace, New Hope, Kamuli Quality …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six family members have been found dead at Kaleire village in Nakasongola as result of suspected suffocation. The deceased have been identified as Sadik Lumu, aged 26 and his wife, along with their four children aged between six years down to six months, of whom …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Mwolwe village in Nakasongola district have impounded 23 heads of cattle belonging to a Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF) officer in protest that the animals have been eating their crops for the last two years. The heads of cattle are kept on part …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakasongola district has suspended the activities of Emyooga programme over the surge in COVID-19 cases. At least 80 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nakasongola district. One of the four cases detected at district headquarters was an asymptomatic case by a staff working at …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has reopened Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola district. UWA closed Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary which sits on over 16,000 acres of land, and home to 33 endangered White Rhinos in mid-April this year with a message that no tourism activity would be …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakasongola district has registered a fresh outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD. The outbreak has been reported in two farms in Kakooge town council in Nakasongola town. At least 7,000 heads of cattle are estimated to be kept in Kakooge town council. The Nakasongola District …